Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about anxiety, and specifically the intrusive thoughts that tend to be anxiety’s most vicious weapon.  Anxiety is struggle for almost every human on the planet to some degree (and at one time or another), because life is unpredictable.  We humans (and our brains) love the predictable.  By and large, […]

A year ago (almost exactly to the day), I found myself at the wedding of a good friend in Nashville, Tennessee.  An old friend of my husband’s from high school had finally found the woman of his dreams and we were so thrilled for him.  We were also excited to reconnect with some friends from […]

Happy New Year, my Besties!  I hope you are having a joyful and healthy start to 2018.  Today’s blog post title may have you scratching your head a bit, as it’s the middle of winter and if you’ve seen me lately, I’ve got some major pale skin going on.  But one of my intentions for […]

The New Year is a time for many people to reflect on goals, ambitions, and changes they would like to make in this next chunk of life.  Have you started thinking about what you want your 2018 to be about?  I really want to continue to focus on gratitude and mindfulness.   And of course, SELF […]

Emotional intelligence is a bit of a hot topic these days, and for good reason.  For decades (perhaps centuries), it was thought that the people with the highest IQ (intelligence quotient) would win the “Most Likely To Succeed” superlative each and every time.  However, recent research indicates that people with the highest EQ (emotional intelligence…I […]

By now, it’s no secret that I love quotes.  The power of words is one of the reasons I love writing so much.  I love that the most powerful quotes can both evoke emotion and stir one to action.  There’s something to be said for a whole book on being the change or being a […]

Hello, my friends!  I hope you’ve been loving the Holiday Self Care Challenge on Instagram and that you’ve been tuning in for my weekly Facebook Live series this month.  It’s been so fun for me to engage and interact with you in new ways and it truly reminds me that the heart of everything I […]

It’s kind of hard to believe I’ve been writing about self care for over a year and I have yet to write one called “how to make time for self care.”  I’ve thought about it many times, and I’ve written snippets about making time for self care here and here, but until today, I have […]

Hello my friends!  I hope your week is treating you well so far and that many of you are participating in the 2017 Holiday Self Care Challenge.  I’ve got so many fun giveaways planned in addition to the daily self care activities this month, so be sure to follow along on Instagram and Facebook (or […]