Jun 17, 2022Stop Trying to Ignore Your Pain & Negative Emotions (And Do This Instead)Today I wanted to offer my perspective about moving through pain. Surprisingly emotional pain has been shown in studies to simulate physical pain in the way it shows up in the brain. “The only way out is through.” — Robert Frost This quotation came up this morning as I opened…Pain5 min readPain5 min read
Jun 9, 2022Getting Out of Your Head and Into ActionSomething I hear people struggle with daily is overthinking. So with that in mind, I share my experience around some well ingrained habits (that I do without thinking), a new one I am working on (that require a lot of my energy), and my experience with my daughter as she…Overthinking5 min readOverthinking5 min read
Mar 7, 2022Gathering the Courage to Show up More AuthenticallyGathering the Courage to Show up More Authentically Waiting in the Wings Have you ever noticed yourself relying on unhelpful patterns and habits ingrained from childhood when in reality, a completely different energy and action is called for? I ask the question because it feels appropriate to share that this…Courage3 min readCourage3 min read
Nov 29, 2021How to make big (or small) changes when you struggle with self doubtSo I was talking to a client the other day and she tells me she’s afraid she not going to do the thing she needs to do when the time comes. She’s referring to the physical therapy necessary to keep her recovery going after a joint replacement surgery she’s having…Psychology7 min readPsychology7 min read
Nov 9, 2021How to meditate with ease, even if your brain just won’t stopA common refrain I hear from people when they first try meditation is that they can’t turn off their brains. Have you ever tried to follow some sort of meditation, mindfulness, or breathing practice and realized just how LOUD the internal voices in your head are? Even when the voice…Habits3 min readHabits3 min read
Nov 3, 2021Why I love to hang out with people going through dark timesAs a coach, a place I like to hang out with people is in really difficult emotions, creating the space where someone can safely “go there” into strong negative feelings without getting “lost” in them. Self-compassion researcher Kristin Neff calls striking that balance between ignoring one’s experience and accepting it…Emotions5 min readEmotions5 min read
Oct 25, 2021Feeling lonely? Vulnerability as the key to satisfying friendshipsI wanted to share some thoughts on a theme that’s been percolating in my mind recently on allowing ourselves to be seen and our satisfaction in our lives. Thank you to my beautiful coaching client who sparked this for me by sharing how she came to a realization of how…Friendship4 min readFriendship4 min read
Jul 20, 2021The Top 3 Writing Tools to Stop Racing Thoughts & RelaxYou know when you just can’t turn your brain off? You can’t go to sleep because you have too much on your mind, your brain is ruminating and spinning on the hamster wheel, and it’s making sleep impossible. Or you get fixated on thoughts that feel unhelpful, going over the…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Jul 9, 2021Stop Being Stressed and Overwhelmed. Here’s How You Can Relax.Have you ever felt the stress of knowing that your bandwidth will likely be exceeded in the future with an upcoming change? If you’re going back to work in person, starting a new job or moving, you may worry that you won’t be able to meet the demands: yours or…Stress5 min readStress5 min read
Jun 25, 2021The big “Secret” no one will tell you about getting to the root cause of diseaseAre you struggling with a physical ailment or disease that’s interfering with your life, but without any apparent cause? Sometimes medicine may cover it up or help a bit (or not), but it’s something that just won’t quit? There’s a unique frustration when it feels like you’ve explored every avenue…Disease7 min readDisease7 min read
