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‘Tis The Season For Self-Care
What officially defines the holiday season? Is it the moment we start buying HUGE bags of candy for the Trick or Treaters? Carving a turkey on Thanksgiving (or a Tofurkey if you are vegan)? Looking for great deals on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Lighting candles on Hanukkah or putting up the Christmas tree? Whatever it is,…
Happy Thanksgiving
I don’t know about you, but this time of year is always a little bittersweet for me. I love the holidays as a mental break from my daily routine, but I find myself always missing my family members who couldn’t get be with us… and those that are no longer with us. I am grateful…
Are You Feeling Anxious?
Are you feeling anxious about something on the horizon? Perhaps you have an upcoming event, a job interview, or a project due. Are you spending your energy focusing on what might go wrong? Do you find that your breathing gets shallow when you think about it? Or perhaps your muscles get tight? It feels like once that…
The Power of Forgiveness
It’s hard to say, “I’m sorry.” It’s hard to admit when we have made a mistake, especially when we have hurt someone. But what do you do when someone has hurt YOU, and THEY don’t apologize? Or they don’t think they have done anything wrong, but YOU are STILL suffering. Or what happens when that person is no…
Gratitude is a Superpower
When ONE thing isn’t going well, it’s easy to think that NOTHING is going well. I know because MY own brain wants to hijack all the good things when I focus on the one thing that is NOT working. With Halloween being over, there are basically three days left in the year: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s…
Declutter Your Way To Calm
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you have a To-Do list a mile long? Do you feel there is never enough time to get everything done? So how do you manage the chaos? One solution is to start decluttering your life. Declutter your way to calm. When we declutter our physical space, we declutter our minds too. “Stuff”…
Routines Can Reduce Stress
My alarm goes off at 6:30am. Monday-Friday. Although, I no longer have to drive any kids to school, no longer have to commute to work, and I no longer have to answer to a boss, my morning routine remains the same: Make my bed. Brush my teeth. Get dressed. Feed the dog. Drink a glass…
Mindful Meditation
For those of you who know me, you all know how much I love and value my meditation practice. While I am often talking about the known benefits of meditation (greater sense of calm, more creativity, sharper mental focus), I had a new and unexpected benefit from my practice recently. A few months ago I tweaked my…
