ALLOWING JOY

Earlier this month I had the honor and pleasure of seeing Jon Batiste perform live. I could taste the saltiness of my tears streaming...

How to Cope with a False Sense of Urgency

This time of year can be particularly challenging with family dynamics, communication, and feeling reactive so I thought I’d share a...

ACCEPTANCE IS NOT THE SAME THING AS GIVING UP

Acceptance. This word has been popping up lately and it's powerful. Acceptance can be confused with resignation or giving up, and let me...

BREATHWORK FOR EMOTIONAL RELEASE

Emotions, when not expressed, can get trapped in the body and wreak havoc. Suppressed emotional energy is linked to decreased immune...

WHAT FEELINGS ARE YOU RESISTING?

The other day I could feel sadness and anger building up inside of me. Sometimes these emotions seem like an inconvenience, “Not now! I...

WHAT DOES HEALING REALLY LOOK LIKE?

5 years ago I had awareness around things that I wanted to shift in my life. The truth is I was drowning deeper in shame than I even...

HEALING IS NOT A LINEAR JOURNEY

Damn, wouldn't that be nice if it was? A world without any steps backward? Just because we know better doesn't mean we will always do...

YOU ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS

When you are believing something painful, take a moment to pause. What are you thinking? What is happening in your body? Does your...

FACING OUR INNER CRITIC

“I can’t believe I did that. I should have known better. I should have done better. FML.” Does this sound familiar? Let me be the first...

BECOMING

We are all in a state of becoming. I like to remind myself of this often. It’s easy to look at someone’s life and think, “They have it...

TRUTH

There are myriad reasons we are not fully honest. Our truth may be uncomfortable for other people. We believe we will be rejected for who...

DROP THINGS

Is everything really going to fall apart if you take a break? A common theme I often hear from my clients is the desire to create more...

IT ONLY TAKES ONE

I remember the first time I said something other than ‘I’m fine’… “Actually, I’m not great.. I don’t even know what to do.” My friend was...

Every time you're given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself.