The snow crunched underneath my boots and the cold air hit the back of my lungs with a vengeance. One foot in front of the other, I watched as my legs miraculously carried me one step closer to the summit. My heart pounded and my eyes squinted in the snow white winter sunlight. Body heavy […]
I often get asked if I believe that change is really possible. It makes sense that this is such a frequently asked question because when we are living inside of our own bodies, minds, relationships and realities, it can be challenging to see our own change and growth if we’re not paying very close attention. […]
“‘No’ is a complete sentence.” -Anne Lamott Every few months my life requires a major overhaul. From the outside it may not look like much is changing at all, but internally I’m getting out my ninja moves, rolling up my sleeves and going back to the drawing board on everything from work to relationships, health […]
The Sunday morning air was cool on my freshly washed cheeks and there was a thin layer of fog on the Redwoods. My body ached with the tension of airplane travel, but I was grateful to be out for a walk with my dad. We found our way, like we always do, catching each other […]
Happy New Year! I hope that the last few weeks have been a rich and nourishing time for you with the celebration of holidays and the ushering in of 2016. I just returned yesterday from two weeks of vacation time with friends, family and lots of travel, including a beautiful backpacking adventure in Maui. Transitions […]
I’m just about to head offline for a long holiday weekend, but before I do, I wanted to share a simple, yet powerful practice that recently came into my life and has been making a huge difference in my world. The practice is called “Taking in the Good” and was created by a well renowned neuropsychologist, Rick Hanson. […]
Love is not something out there, a commodity that needs to be acquired, built up or saved. It is an infinite source that exists in its own right. It does not belong to your family of origin, your partner, children or passion projects. Love simply is. As women when we have experiences of resting into […]
I’m taking a moment this morning to peak my head up out of my books where I’ve been steeped in researching the process of female empowerment. I’m in an intensive month of working on a major writing project that is challenging me to the core. Although I am loving the creativity and insight that is pouring […]
Either we’ve been there, are there or will be there: face-to-face with a life altering challenge. Whether it is illness, death, job-loss, financial hardship, divorce, identity crisis or anything else, we all know the stomach dropping sensation of when lightening strikes and it’s time to reckon with life. Not one of us is immune to […]
Too exhausted to think, too overwhelmed to respond, too fast, too full, too much, not enough, it’s a lot… These are the words I hear almost everyday from the voices of the women I sit with. So what is it that has us exhausted, depleted, un-inspired and desperate for the next best thing to make […]