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What Does It Mean to Live Intentionally?
living intentionally, Mindfulness, NewsletterI believe that one of the most powerful ways to live purposefully and stay connected to what matters most is to live intentionally. To live from the inside-out.
Do you ever wonder how all the day-to-day choices you make, big and small, add…

Ever Taken a Solo Date? Here are My 5 Favs
Newsletter, Self-CareThree hours of free time have just "fallen" into your lap. What would you do?
This happened to me last Friday and my first thought was, "A movie is an option, but there's nothing I really want to see." After sitting on the couch reflecting…

7 Ways to Have a More Mindful Vacation
Mindfulness, NewsletterI was visiting with a good friend last week who was feeling exhausted, frustrated and saddened that her recent family vacation was not what she had intended or needed. “We crammed too much in, checked our work email too often and didn’t…

Self-Care is Not Self-Improvement
Newsletter, Self-CareOne Sunday morning, I was lying in bed reading from author Anne Lamott's beautiful little book Small Victories. In one of her stories about parenting, she shares with a little self-deprecation, but mostly tenderness, how she doesn't bake for…

Holding it Together is Overrated
Newsletter, Self-CareAs the oldest of seven and the product of overachiever parents, I'm known as a hyper-competent woman
"who always has answers and knows where she’s going,” the go-to girl and the person who always seems to have it together.
And, as I move…

This Week: How Do You Want to Be?
Mindfulness, Newsletter“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
My week is extremely full with meetings, presentations, classes, social gatherings…

Your Life: A Poem or A To-Do List?
Mindfulness, Newsletter“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
Do you live your life as if it's a poem or a to-do list? Life is not a thing to be managed, it's a mystery to be lived. Sometimes we need to remind…

Considering Therapy? Read This First.
emotional self-care, NewsletterWhenever these calls come in, I try and encourage my friends to slow down, step back and approach this process with mindfulness and intention. Take your time to get this right; you’re going to be sharing your innermost thoughts and feelings with this person. I’m a big fan of psychotherapy as one of many healing modalities.

Want to Feel More Free? Do it Differently
Mindfulness, NewsletterThis past weekend my husband and I went to an exciting personal development workshop. Then, yesterday, we visited thermal hot springs and tried a new Greek restaurant. And today, I spontaneously decided to gather friends for a community song…

Permission Granted to Do Less
Life Balance, Mindfulness, NewsletterAlmost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. -Author Anne Lamott
I'm hearing from clients and friends around the country that they are having trouble focusing and feeling productive. Most share they…
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September 19-21st ~ Soul Tending: Cultivating Grace, Power & Intuition: A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat at Art of Living Retreat Center
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