Tag Archive for: stress management

Living in the future = recipe for stress
Life Balance, Newsletter, Stress ManagementYears ago I remember being in a workshop with Richard Carlson, a gifted teacher, father and the author of Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (It’s All Small Stuff) and many other best-selling titles.
Richard…

5 life-changing ways to start your day
Self-Care, Stress ManagementI'm in the middle of my busiest speaking time. I just finished two engagements and am headed out this week for three more. While I love to travel, break routine and "do it different," going for extended periods where I'm eating new foods, sleeping…

5 ways to start your day (& change your life)
Self-Care, Stress Management
My family and I just returned from a whirlwind vacation in California. I loved stepping out of my daily routine and eating new foods, sleeping in new places and exploring new locales. But when I arrived back home this weekend, I felt a…

Feeling uneasy? 6 ways to find your way home
Stress Management
I've been traveling and speaking a lot over the past six weeks about stress management. As I move through airports, workshops, community centers, companies and conferences, I’ve noticed a buzzy, low-grade anxiety and palpable stress in…

Are you over-managing your life?
Life Balance
"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." ― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
A few years ago I got really tired of juggling and always trying to anticipate/manage…

6 things to do when life feels tough
Stress Management
I was visiting with a dear friend this past weekend who shared she’s battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me most; all my great self-care practices fly right out the window,”…

9 ways to say no
Self-Care
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least. Goethe
It's October. That time of year when many of us feel like we're running from one thing to the next and there's barely time to catch our breath.
As…

Permission granted … to do less
Life Balance
The dying never share they wished they had worked more, but they often regret not spending more time with family and friends. Are you living the life you desire-or someone else's entirely?
Does every cell in your body want to yell, "Stop…

3 self-care practices that keep me sane
Self-Care
Self-care is not about adding something to your to-do list, it's about cultivating a kinder, gentler relationship with yourself. Renee Trudeau
Our family is navigating some big transitions this month (who's not, right now?!). As I shift…

Are you over-managing your life?
Stress Management
"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." ― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
A few year ago, I led a telecourse on how to let go and go with the flow (available…

Do less, experience more
Self-Care
Recently, our family was invited to visit friends for the weekend at their cabin on the river, an hour’s drive from our house. The night before we were going to leave, my husband and I were frantically creating lists of all the things…

Nature: the ultimate antidepressant
Self-Care
I just returned with my family from the Davis Mountains in West Texas, home to the second darkest night skies in the U.S. We love to go there for the magical starry nights where the milky way can easily be seen without a telescope and for…