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Dec 3, 2017

Ep. 9: What to do with Overwhelm

There is so much going on, and there is too much going on. And it is so easy to get overwhelmed with all of life’s demands and distractio...

Nov 27, 2017

Ep. 8: The Ultimate Un-Gift Guide

To counter all of the holiday shopping hullabaloo, I created the Ultimate Un-Gift Guide, a list of more meaningful ways to spend your mon...

Aug 6, 2017

Come Home to Your Creative Practice

“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising,...

Jul 23, 2017

How to be Your Own Guru

Remember that one actor in that one movie? I just saw it. It’s that guy who used to be in, um, one of those hospital dramas I think. And ...

Jul 16, 2017

The Best Self-Care Tip of All Time

While self-care is extremely personal, today I’m going to give you the best self-care tip I can think of when you are in a pinch. My numb...

Jul 9, 2017

No Pain, ALL Gain

In my early days as a Massage Therapist, a big macho male client would walk into my office wanting a deep tissue massage. He would look a...

Jun 26, 2017

Q&A Time! Sharing Self Care, Self Care + Anxiety, Meditation Tips

I’ve had the idea for a while now to do a monthly Q&A post, but I wasn’t sure if it was something that would be helpful. But after my cal...

Jun 12, 2017

Working Through The Healing Crisis

So you finally made time to get a massage, or try this new treatment plan with your doctor, or even cut out sugar. You saved the money, y...

Jun 4, 2017

Make Forest Bathing a Walk in the Park

When was the last time you laid down on a patch of grass? Not on a lounge chair or even a blanket. But directly onto the earth, relaxing ...

Apr 24, 2017

The Importance of Nature

Ah, nature. I hope you had a chance to get outside yesterday and celebrate Earth Day in some way. I kind of nerd out over Earth Day and f...

Apr 16, 2017

Simple Spring Rituals

In honor of this celebratory day of hope and new beginnings, I thought it appropriate to talk about some simple, yet powerful ways to bri...

Mar 19, 2017

How to Stop ‘Shoulding’ All Over Yourself

Should verb: used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone’s actions or what is probable. -Oxford...

Mar 12, 2017

The Way of Course Correction

Ever find yourself on a spacecraft, hurdling through the galaxies, and all of a sudden you miss your trajectory and your location has to ...

Mar 5, 2017

Love Your Inner Old Person

There is a lot of talk of loving your present self, as is. In fact, I dedicated all last month to it with the Self Love Series. There is ...

Feb 27, 2017

Self Love Series: Love is All Around

Well, here we are. The last post of our dear Self Love Series. And what a self-love journey it’s been! To recap, the first week we talked...

Feb 19, 2017

Self Love Series: How To Date Yourself

When was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror, gave yourself a wink and asked, “How YOU doin’?” Maybe I’ve been taking too ...

Feb 15, 2017

Self Love Series: Do You Even Like Yourself?

If your immediate answer to this question is “Yes, of course!” then you’re good. But if your answer is a hesitant yes, a confused kinda, ...

Feb 12, 2017

Self Love Series: So What?

“Self Love” is a term I keep hearing more and more of these days. It comes up a lot as a core issue with my self-care mentoring clients, ...

Nov 13, 2016

What To Do With Overwhelm

There is so much going on. So. Much. With our work lives, our home lives, our partner’s lives, our kid’s lives, what’s on the news, what’...

Nov 6, 2016

All You Have Is Time

This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town...

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