Religious

“There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.” ~Anthony de Mello When people come to me suffering from anxiety, fear, anger, self-judgment etc., there are five things they invariably believe to be true. Let’s […]

“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey I tried to stay strong after my fifteen-year-old son Brendan died in an accident. It shattered my world. The shock of it numbed me but when that wore off, I knew I needed

“We think we want sex, but it’s not always about sex. It’s intimacy we want. To be touched. Looked at. Admired. Smiled at. Laugh with someone. Feel safe. Feel like someone’s really got you. That’s what we crave.” ~Anonymous I have not had sex in years. I was meditating one day, and my mind was

“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” ~Marianne Williamson The subject of forgiveness comes up often in conversation, but I find that when it comes to the details of what that

“Even when we think we have things figured out and everything is going to plan, it can all change in a moment. Inspiration fades. Beliefs transform. Goals shift. Life happens. And that’s the thing. Life is not linear.” ~ Aly Juma I was maybe around nine years old. My dad and I were working with orange

Recently, on a beautiful blue-sky Saturday, I attended my first “woke wake.” My dear friend has welcomed in the love and care of hospice, and she and her family wanted to host a celebration. The meaning of “woke” signals an awareness of social action, with a focus on racism and bias in our culture. She

“Our journey is not about changing into the person we want to become. It’s about letting go of all we are not.” ~Nikki van Schyndel, Becoming Wild I recently went on personal retreat to once again try to heal my wounds, see my patterns, and find my purpose. I loaded my car with journals from

“Being cut off from our own natural self-compassion is one of the greatest impairments we can suffer.” ~Gabor Mate Most of us avoid experiences not necessarily because we don’t like them or want them, but because we don’t want to feel how we will feel when we go through that experience. Our lives become altered

Criticism can be especially hard for highly sensitive people because we try so hard and we care so much. It’s really fascinating how much it can affect HSPs in particular. I want to share that because it normalizes our experience, to know we’re not alone in how we experience things. I certainly have developed some tools

I was an award-winning personal trainer and nutrition and wellness coach for over eight years. I also spent close to three decades struggling with my own weight and food issues—trying to “stick to” diets and/or healthy eating and lifestyle goals. And many years struggling with binge eating, bulimia, and (what I thought at the time