Happy December and holiday season! While this may be a time of celebration, it is also a time of pain and grieving. Making it an important season to check in with yourself and ask, “what is it I need right now?” Not what is the world or media asking me…

This “always” happens to me…They have “always” struggled with that…I was “never” good at this…I “always” quit…I have “always” had issues in relationships…I “never” did well at school…. Does this sound familiar? Always and never are blanket statements also known as black or white thinking. They give the illusion that…

“If you are invested in security and certainty you are on the wrong planet.” Pema Chodron Whenever I experience something uncomfortable, my reaction is to get as far away from it as possible. Whether it is an emotion, an experience, a person, or even day to day stress. Without realizing…

In case you didn’t know this about me…I used to be an OVER-DOER. Over-analyze, over-apologize, overly-prove, overly- be nice, overly-worry, and not only that, but I was proud of this ability! My favorites were over-analyzing people and experiences. It helped me to make sense of what happened or see if…

“Life is a journey to be experienced not a problem to be solved” – Winnie the Pooh The stress and depleting nature of “trying to make the right choice or the perfect choice” is exhausting and completely self-induced. At times, I have preferred to not make any decision at all…

Do you relate to the all or nothing mindset? It may look like and feel like being on one extreme or the other. Working out everyday or not at all. Eating veggies all day or eating sweets all day. Spending time out with friends all the time or being at…

 “When you complain, you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation, or accept it, all else is madness.” Eckhart Tolle We have all been there, something is bothering us, we aren’t sure what to do about it and we don’t like it, so we talk about it.…

“It doesn’t always mean what you think it means.”  How would your life look and feel if you stopped attributing meaning to everything that happened? My past mentor would always say “we are meaning making machines” and it stuck. At that time, I constantly analyzed what I was experiencing with the…

“A Happy Life is Found in Moments” A happy life is found in the moments that make up the day. It’s not that every part of the day will be smooth and easy but there are moments and we need to pay attention and cherish them because these days are…

“Seek the truth or bury your head in the sand. Both require digging”– Andrew Nolan From time to time, we all bury our heads in the sand. When we are confronted with challenges and get overwhelmed we may refuse to acknowledge the problem and turn the other way out of…