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More on Free Thinking: Questioning with Empathy and Compassion

Reading Time: 9 minutes

I’m an empath who’s still learning to find my edge. Empathy and sensitivity are superpowers when wielded well, but this superpower can feel like a heavy weight when I’m unclear about where I end and others begin. Boundaries are essential.

I’ve been feeling this weight a lot lately, which is a signal for me to return to myself. One way I do this is through journaling and writing. Putting words on paper creates space for my truth and my edge to emerge. One of my readers gave me some touching feedback this week—she told me to keep writing; that the world needs to hear what I have to say. I hope that when […]

May 26th, 2020|Coaching, Community, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Healing, Self-Awareness, Self-Trust, Trauma|

Delivered to My Healing

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I love this picture of my mom and me.

When I was younger, this photo reminded me that my mom was not only my mom. I could glimpse her as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a friend, a co-worker, and a woman with experiences, feelings, needs, and interests of her own, independent of me. I was in awe of this and of her.

My mom always laughed when she talked to her best friend. She still does. When I was young, this felt like another glimpse into my mom as not only my mom. She was someone else, too. And that felt good. I felt her laughter in […]

May 10th, 2020|About, Chronic Illness, Coaching, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Healing, Healing, Me, Mothering, Relationships, Self-Awareness, Self-Expression, Self-Love, Self-Trust, Women's Health|

We Need Free Thinkers

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Hippie (noun): a person, typically young, especially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, who believed in peace, was opposed to many of the accepted ideas about how to live, had long hair, and often lived in groups and took drugs.

My daughter’s tween friends recently labeled her “the hippie” of their group. While part of me cringed at the act of assigning a label, part of me cheered inside. I suspect they weren’t referring to the long hair or the drugs. I suspect, rather, that they connected my almost-twelve-year-old with the idea that hippies don’t conform to societal norms. This, I think, can be […]

April 19th, 2020|Coaching, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Healing, Healthcare, Holistic Health and Wellness, Me, Self-Awareness, Self-Expression, Women's Health|

Take What You Need: Nourishing Resources, Part 2

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Welcome to part two of my nourishing resources blog post. In part one I shared resources to support your heart and mind as well as lifestyle recommendations for strengthening all the parts of you. I recommend going back to my previous post if you missed it, as it goes hand-in-hand with the information below. Nourishing our bodies with nutrients only goes so far in building resilience—our minds, hearts, and spirits need attention, too. Our nervous system is at the core of our health and healing, so you may also want to check out my post with tools for managing anxiety as well. […]

March 30th, 2020|Acute Illness, Anxiety, Healing, Homeopathy, Nervous System Regulation, Nourishing Foods and Supplements, Resources|

Take What You Need: Nourishing Resources for Mind, Body, Heart, and Spirit, Part 1

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My mind and heart are overwhelmed by all that is happening in our world right now. The feelings are big and hard, and while I know they’ll get smaller and easier someday, the uncertainty and unknowns will likely be here for a while. I’ve seen so many people showing up to support each other in so many ways, and that makes me feel hopeful even as I grieve and move through the feelings. I’ve been contemplating how I can best serve from home as I also teach my kiddos and nurture my family. I shared on Instagram this week that I’m offering six weeks of free […]

March 24th, 2020|Acute Illness, Anxiety, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Joy, Mindfulness and Meditation, Resources, Self-Awareness, Wholeness|

Tools for Managing COVID-19 Anxiety for You and Your Family

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Fear. Worry. Anxiety. I know them all intimately. I have years of experience healing through anxiety. And as a mom I now hold my kiddo’s hands as they walk through their own flavors of anxiety.

Anxiety is high in our collective consciousness. Even though I’m not feeling overwhelmed by it myself, I can still sense physiological changes in my body. The concern I feel for the vulnerable among us weighs on my heart. I also feel a bit confused and disoriented as we orient to a new, albeit temporary, normal (I’m suddenly trying on the homeschooling that I’ve wondered about). Everyone’s experience looks and feels a bit different, and still, we’re […]

March 13th, 2020|Acute Illness, Anxiety, Brain Rewiring and Neuroplasticity, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Me, Mindfulness and Meditation, Nervous System Regulation, Resources, Self-Awareness|

Navigating Transitions through Self-Awareness and Mindful Practice

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*This post provides a tool for you to use at another time, hence the longer than normal reading time!

Transitions are ubiquitous. They’re not only big, life-altering events, but they’re also daily occurrences. If you’ve shared your day with a child, she’s likely made you aware of all the transitions that are happening in her day. Shifting from playtime to mealtime, sleeping to waking, or school to home can ignite a variety of emotions. Adults make similar transitions throughout the day from sleeping to waking, work to home, or home to work, too. It’s understandably hard for kids and adults to switch gears—we are creatures of habit, […]

March 5th, 2020|Brain Rewiring and Neuroplasticity, Coaching, Emotional Wellness, Intention, Mindfulness and Meditation, Resources, Self-Awareness, Transitions|

Three Important Things I’m Still Learning

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I’m still learning how to be who I know I am.

There was a time when I was disconnected from my essence. I was trying to find myself, although I wasn’t lost. Rather, I was yearning to re-member myself. I was, quite literally, trying to reconnect all the parts of me to each other. Healing has called for increasing levels of self-awareness, and this self-awareness has, in turn, offered the deep healing of remembering myself, even as I evolve through space and time. And yet, I’m still learning how to be who I know I am in a culture that has often asked me to be […]

February 21st, 2020|About, Coaching, Connection, Emotional Wellness, Healing, Healing, Me, Self-Awareness, Self-Expression, Self-Love, Self-Trust, Wholeness, Women's Health|

How We Approach “Flu Season”

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I’m not fond of the term “flu season.” I tend to think of this time of year as the season of inadequate sunshine coupled with excessive proximity to others. This cooler, darker time of year may also equate to eating differently, exercising differently, consuming media and alcohol differently, and even thinking and emoting differently than we do in the warmer, brighter months. All of these things, among others, can make us more susceptible to the viral and bacterial agents that proliferate in cooler temperatures. And then, when we do develop symptoms in response to a cold or flu virus, how we respond to them has a profound impact on how […]

February 4th, 2020|Acute Illness, Chronic Illness, Healing, Holistic Health and Wellness, Homeopathy, Me, Mentoring, Resources|

Coaching & Healing: What I Do and What I Don’t Do

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My husband trades energy. I remember feeling confused and intrigued when I first learned about his job. I found it difficult to grasp the idea of buying and selling things that don’t actually exist, especially because I’d immersed myself in the realm of health psychology, not economics or finance. He explained it to me in English, of course, but to me the language of his work was a foreign language that I struggled to comprehend.

I think this happens with my work sometimes. When I talk to people who don’t have experience with coaching and healing, the language I use to describe it may, indeed, feel like a foreign language. I […]

January 20th, 2020|Brain Rewiring and Neuroplasticity, Chronic Illness, Coaching, Connection, Healing, Homeopathy, Mentoring, Mindfulness and Meditation, Nervous System Regulation, Self-Awareness, Self-Expression, Self-Love, Self-Trust, Trauma, Women's Health|

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