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Simplify Your Life and Stress Less
Let me start with a confession: Traveling gives me anxiety. Specifically, the packing part. For someone who preaches simplicity, you’d think I’d have this one nailed. But no. Packing for a trip feels like a Tetris game where overthinking is inevitable. I value keeping things simple. But simplifying doesn’t mean sacrificing. It means focusing on…
What Are You Looking Forward To?
As everyone settles back into their post-holiday routines–getting the kids back to school, returning to work, or adjusting to regular life, there can be a post-holiday letdown. Several friends and clients have told me, “Now that the holidays are over, I need something to look forward to.” January is the middle of winter, and whether you…
Happy New Year!
Here we are on the first day of 2025! Let the New Year’s resolutions begin. Most of us will be detoxing from the usual overindulgence of the holiday season: overeating, overdrinking, and/or overspending. I will be taking a much-needed break from the endless parade of baked goods that have darkened my doorstep for the last few…
Give the Gift of Joy This Holiday Season
Feeling the holiday hustle? Let me make last-minute gift-giving easy and fun! Here are my top three recommendations for those last-minute gift ideas: • Cash – It’s classic, it’s green, and it’s always the right size. If money doesn’t feel right, buy a gift certificate to someone’s favorite place to shop or for a massage to decompress…
Are You Riding the Holiday Emotional Rollercoaster?
The holidays bring a sparkle of celebration—but for many, this season also amplifies feelings of loss. Whether it’s the first holiday without someone you love or just a season that stirs deep emotions, it’s okay to feel both joy and grief. As the poet Khalil Gibran wrote, “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,…
How To Stress Less This Holiday
Thanksgiving is almost here, and for many of us, that means a mix of excitement, stress, and everything in between. Whether you’re rushing around shopping, cooking, traveling, or simply trying to avoid that one awkward conversation at the dinner table, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. And if you’re not celebrating or this holiday brings up…
My One Regret…
Writing and publishing my first book, The Overthinker’s Guide to Joy, has been a dream come true—and one of my proudest accomplishments this year. But I do have one tiny regret, which I suspect I will hear about for the rest of my life. Whenever I’m stressed, can’t sleep, or feel a little out of…
Wins, Losses & Life
Life can often be an emotional rollercoaster. Celebrations on one shelf. Grief on another. But every so often, they share the same space. As I watched the trade winds bring in the rain this morning, I was reminded that without both sunshine and rain, there would be no rainbows. It’s been that kind of month for me. My…
