Meditation
How Are You?
The other day, I was listening to a guided meditation, and the teacher asked, “How are you?” As a classic overthinker, my mind began to race. “How AM I?” Sometimes, a simple question can trigger a whole host of spiraling thoughts, especially for overthinkers. But before I could go too far down that rabbit hole, she quickly…
Developing Good Habits
“I want to get in better shape.” “I want to start exercising daily.” “I want to stop late-night snacking.” “I want to start meditating.” I hear these statements EVERY day from my various clients. Someone wants to START doing something or someone wants to STOP doing another thing… but they just can’t seem to get started…
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…
Are You Enough?
Do you struggle with the uncertainty of not being “good enough?” If so, you are not alone. It shows up for all of us. Lately, I have seen this theme come up a lot with many of my clients. Most of them have been struggling with this issue in regards to their careers. They are all…
Why I Meditate
I saw a great meme yesterday that read, “My body runs on caffeine, sarcasm, and anxiety.” I laughed to myself because that was me… until about 5 years ago. During my corporate life,I began every morning with a Grande Latte from Starbucks. That was my “breakfast of champions.” After lunch, my energy usually dipped around 3 pm, so I…
Your Thoughts
Did you know that it is estimated that the average person has about 60,000 thoughts a day? I wish I had known this when I used to lay awake at night unable to turn off my brain. I was a relentless Over-thinker. Over-worrier. Over-analyzer. 60,000 thoughts is a lot of junk to sift through every…
Insomnia
What’s keeping you awake at night? Throughout my life, I have periodically struggled with insomnia. There is nothing worse than laying in bed waiting for your “sleep train” to arrive, but all you have is your racing thoughts. Whether it be falling asleep or staying asleep, 1 out of 3 adults don’t get enough sleep. The…
Learning New Tricks
They say, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but I am challenging that limiting belief. As someone who spent the better part of her life in a chronic state of over-thinking and excessive worrying, I was always looking for ways to manage my thoughts and reduce my stress. I tried therapy, acupuncture, weekly massages, you…