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Ever Taken a Solo Date? Here are My 5 Favorites

Three 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 for…

Want to Prioritize Self-Care? 3 Ways to Begin

Newsletter, Self-Care

Last week I spoke at a women’s life balance event and afterwards I visited with an attendee who asked, “I know self-care is important, but I have no idea what I need and I’m not even sure where to start!” Can you relate?

Want to Feel More Free? Do it Differently

Mindfulness, Newsletter

This past weekend my husband and I went to an exciting personal development workshop in Asheville. Then yesterday, we visited thermal hot springs and tried a new restaurant. And today, I spontaneously decided to lead a community song circle…

When We Change Our Perspective, We Change Our Thoughts

Mindfulness, Newsletter, self-compassion

Last week a dear friend was lamenting about how overwhelmed and exhausted she was feeling. She was being critical about her perceived inability to "manage it all." I listened quietly, gave her a long hug and asked," Have you perhaps forgotten…

Is Your Pace Sustainable (+ 9 ways to say no)?

Newsletter, Work Life Balance

Recently while I was at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a women's retreat, I met an executive who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they had just added a class on work-life balance and resiliency to their medical school curriculum. But she wonders if her young doctors in training will see the value of this course for their patients–and themselves– as they navigate their intense pace.

Why I Love to Create Disruption

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Ever feel like you're sleepwalking through your life: doing the same things day after day, eating the same foods, having the same conversations and thinking the same thoughts? Author Wayne Dyer said, "Change the way you look at things and…

If it Doesn’t Flow, Let it Go!

Life Balance, Newsletter

The other day, my husband and I met with our builder about a new construction project we've been working on for two years. It appeared to us that things were not lining up to support our dream and we asked to pause, meet and have a heart-to-heart…

When We Do Less, We Experience More

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Last week, I was juggling work deadlines, training a new team member and packing up to head out of town. On Wednesday evening, while driving to my community singing class (an hour away), I found myself feeling more and more tired. More than…

Self-Care = Meeting Yourself Where You Are

Newsletter, Self-Care

Self-care is not about adding something to your to-do list. It's about cultivating new ways of being with yourself ~ Renee Trudeau I have a dear friend in Austin who is known for her bubbly, outgoing positivity. But, when she and I are alone…

We Gotta Feel It to Heal It

Mindfulness, Newsletter

How comfortable are you "feeling uncomfortable feelings?" During my 20's and 30's, I experienced my parent's divorce, my brother's suicide and the death of my mother and father. All of the pain, sadness, betrayal, anger and abandonment these…