Tag Archive for: work-life balance

Living in the future = recipe for stress
Life Balance, Newsletter, Stress ManagementYears ago I was in a workshop with Richard Carlson, a gifted psychologist, 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 talked…

(Video) How Can I Be More Compassionate with Myself?
Newsletter, Self-CareI'll never forget one day in my late twenties leaving a massage therapy session after a long work week and hearing the practitioner share, "Renee, be gentle with yourself." She stopped me in my tracks. I had no idea what she meant. I left curious…

(Video) How Connected Are You?
emotional self-care, Newsletter, Self-CareResearcher and journalist Johann Hari, describes in his best-selling book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solution nine types of connection that we all need to thrive. He believes connection…

(Video) How Can You Practice Radical Self-Care?
Newsletter, Self-CareOver the last 25 years I've done a ton of mind/body training, study, research and teaching around how to help people release stress and enhance resiliency. This was motivated by my own struggle with anxiety in my 20s and 30s. Today I can say…

(Video) What is Calling for my Attention?
Newsletter, Work Life BalancePause. Put down your to-do list. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Then ask, "Who or what is calling for my attention right now?"
All of us can succumb to the seduction of productivity. Who doesn't love to cross things off a long task list?!…

(Video) What’s the Best Use of My Energy Right Now?
Newsletter, Work Life BalanceIn my late 30's I learned the difference between managing my energy versus managing my time. This was a game changer. Later in my 40's when I was leading a retreat at the Omega Institute, I received an even more powerful gift: the understanding…

(Video) What Is Draining You, What Is Feeding You?
Mindfulness, NewsletterI've been talking to a lot of friends and clients who are reflecting on how best to use their energy this year.
Our energy or our life force--which includes our innate gifts and learned skills --is precious. It’s the currency that allows…

Do You Have Your Own Back (& why this matters)?
Newsletter, support systemThe week before final exams my freshman year in college, my healthy, 44-year-old dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated. But what saddens me as I look back on that rough time, is that I didn’t reach out for support. Other than sharing…

Learning this skill changed my life
Newsletter, support systemThe week before final exams my freshman year in college, my healthy, 44-year-old dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated (as was my entire family). But what really saddens me as I look back on that rough time, was that I didn’t reach…

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…

Smart employers get it: self-care=sustainability
Newsletter, Self-CareI recently attended two professional conferences back-to-back.
The first was packed with managers and employees discussing resiliency, mindfulness and how essential self-care is to working sustainably. The programming—which emphasized the…

Is your pace sustainable?
Work Life Balance
Recently while at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a New Way of Being Women's Self-Renewal Retreat I met a woman who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they just added a class on Work-Life Balance & Resiliency…