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Holding it Together is Overrated

living intentionally, Newsletter, Self-Care

As you look at the upcoming holiday stretch, are you feeling a little short of breath? Or are you taking it day by day, perhaps even allowing December to unfold as it will? I’m the oldest of seven, the product of overachiever parents, and…

Six Tips For A More Mindful Holiday Season

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Recently, my extended family all hopped on a Zoom call to pause, check-in and share our intentions for this holiday season, asking: what's most important to us during our time together and what do we each need when it comes to self-care? We…

Feel Good Fast: The Simple Power of Gratitude

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Growing up our cerebral, overachiever family placed a high value on competency. Often that translated into a critical mindset toward self and others where we frequently saw the bad, before the good. This way of being, like all patterns, became…

Feel It to Heal It: Are You Running from Your Emotions?

emotional self-care, Mindfulness, Newsletter

Are you running from your emotions? 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 losses brought up for…

6 Ways to Find Comfort in Uncertain Times

Newsletter, Self-Care

Many people are struggling right now and barely keeping their heads above water. I was visiting with an old friend yesterday who is battling depression. “It comes and it goes, but when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me the…

Pause. Are You Honoring Your Journey?

Newsletter, Self-Care

"And, there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do—determined to save the only life you could save." ~Mary…

Pause. Are You Honoring Your Journey?

Newsletter, Self-Care

Ready to Prioritize Self-Care? 3 Ways to Begin

Featured, 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?