Affirmations are really big in the world of self care right now, and I understand why.  I have seen my clients utilize the power of restructuring their automatic thoughts and underlying beliefs to change their behavior, and thus, change their outcomes. In psychotherapy, we call it CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). While I’m a huge fan […]

Happy Saturday, my Besties!  I don’t have much time to write, as I’m headed off to lead a cabin of 14 high school girls for a week full of fun, adventure, and amazing conversations.  I just know I’m not going to be posting much in the next few days, and the reason why is too […]

Marmee March is, without a doubt, my favorite literary character of all time.  And not only that, but I kind of want to be her.  She is full of kindness, goodness, wisdom, and grace.  She is loving, just, and sweet.  I doubt she ever had a #momfail.  Well, actually she admitted to Jo that her […]

I love music.  Hearing a certain song can suddenly take us back to a different time and place, remind us of someone we love, and completely change our mood.  Other songs can bring questions to our mind about life, love, God and what’s next.  Still others can help us answer those questions.  In short, I’m […]

Looking for everyone’s approval is something I have spent a lot of my life doing.  The better half of it, I would say.  Even when it appeared to everyone else that I didn’t care what they thought, that I would say or do anything to make someone laugh regardless of how ridiculous it made me […]

It’s no secret by now that I love quotes.  I just love being inspired by things other people have said and I find it’s amazing what happens in our hearts and minds when we read something that really resonates with us, or better yet, motivates us to change.  I once read that people want to […]

Two Christmases ago, my dear friend gifted me with a book called “For the Love” by Jen Hatmaker.  Inside the book, she had written a sweet card telling me what my friendship had meant to her over the last few years.  The last thing she wrote was, “P.S.  We definitely need to start a supper […]

Hello my Besties, and welcome to another week!  I hope you had a great weekend and that you are heading into this week feeling rested and refreshed.  If not, I hope you have scheduled in some self care for the week ahead…you won’t regret it!   Today I’d like to start off by sharing a […]

We’ve all been there at some point or another…we’ve received bad news, we are experiencing a painful situation, or we are having relationship problems.  Perhaps we are feeling helpless, hopeless, or just plain exhausted by the weight of life and our seemingly unending responsibilities.  These are often the days when we are hoping someone will […]