Do you pick a word for the year? I love having a word that helps me focus on what I want to nurture over the coming year. Having a word gives me a lens through which to ask questions, make choices and prioritize. Mine for 2018 is ALIGNMENT. I want more ease this year. I feel like I've been [...]Continue Reading
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Gifts of a Bike Crash – Healing the Scrapes on your Soul
This week I had an experience that gave me a physical reminder about how important it is to care for myself if I want to be a connected, positive parent. I took a fall on my bike and managed to very badly scrape my forearm. It was gross. I won't go into it more, but it's the kind of wound that [...]Continue Reading
2015 Books That Changed My Life
I was trying to think about what ONE book I'd recommend out of all of them, and it's like being asked to name your favorite child. I love them all differently. I finally decided I had to put them in categories. This year was one of embracing the abundance of now, while letting go [...]Continue Reading
Rediscovering Who You Are – Journal Prompts
When we know who we are, we're more able to live with intention. These journal questions are meant to help you rediscover who you are right now. Read through, think about them, write or discuss. Come back to the ones that hit you most deeply. Take just 5 to 10 minutes responding to one of the [...]Continue Reading
Feel Better Faster – Using Emotions as a Map to the Best Self Care
Are you in a rut of feeling bad? You know you need to do something...but what? When you're feeling bad it can be hard to tell what self-care you need, and when we don't know what to do it's too easy to stay miserable and do nothing. You're busy taking care of kids, house, work and the dog for [...]Continue Reading
