Many of you have probably heard of Self Care Sunday, or have seen the hashtag on social media.  And while I’m a big believer in practicing self care every day, I can definitely get behind a movement that is encouraging people to do something extra special for themselves that they may not have time […]

image I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but in my neck of the woods, we are having a whole lotta wintry mix and gray skies.  In fact, today school was cancelled due to crazy winds and sleet that has been coming and going all morning.  Hooray. Many of my clients struggle […]

image Welcome back to another week of self care topics!  I’ve got a lot planned for us this week, and I’m excited to share more ways for us to treat ourselves right! A few months ago, I attended a seminar on lifestyle medicine.  For those of you that may not be familiar with that term, […]

image The weekend is here, Besties!  I hope you have tons of fun planned!  I plan to spend quality time with my family and friends.  Looking forward to some down time for sure, and getting acquainted with my new phone, which (finally!) arrived today.  PRAISE. A while back, I posted a quote about addiction on […]

image Apparently, yesterday was Winnie the Pooh Day, and while I’m not normally the type of person to celebrate things like National Popcorn Day (today), or Bubble Bath Day (a few weeks ago), I feel Pooh has enough amazing things to say about friendship and life that may be worth celebrating.  Not that popcorn and […]

image Some of you may already be acquainted with the idea of “non-attachment,” but to many, it remains a very confusing concept.  In short, non-attachment is a process through which people become less attached to their life as they wish it to be.  Another word for non-attachment is detachment. Now before you consider me a […]

image Welcome to Monday, my friends!  I hope many of you are enjoying a long weekend and that you have had some good time to take care of you.  If you follow me on Instagram (hint, hint: self_care_bestie) you know my phone just straight up crashed on Friday morning.  So I spent the weekend (mostly) […]

image So how did everyone sleep last night?  If you’re like most people your answer will vary considerably depending on what time you went to bed, your current level of stress, whether or not you are sick, how anxious you were about the next day’s to-do list, and a ton of other factors.  Maybe you […]

image Hello, Besties!  I’ve been thinking a lot about the ups and downs of life this week.  I’ve had some friends go through some difficult things.  I’ve also had some really fun and joyful times with friends and family.  In just one week, one of my dear friends from high school got married, a friend […]