Oh, the mind! So grateful for it, even though it can drive us bats: quadruple-guessing decisions, rehashing arguments, pointing out shoulds galore. Overthinking can eclipse your body sensations, [...]

You may already know that gratitude can make a huge difference in your life—it helps brighten your outlook, reduce stress, and invigorate your nervous system. On top of that, someone recently [...]

When you’re caught up in fear of the future, regrets about the past, trying to care for yourself in this stretched-thin world—it’s so easy to lose the present moment. You could be missing [...]

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is watch bees visit my lavender bush. It takes a moment to really notice them. At first I see the the bush, the splay of purple stems. Then I see [...]

“I didn’t sleep last night!” It’s not uncommon to hear this from new clients. They bemoan that their mind stayed on all night. They’re sure they didn’t sleep because they were [...]

A couple weeks ago, a woman from the Netherlands contacted me about her insomnia. She’s a new mother who, after a few hours of sleep, gets caught in anxiety until the alarm rings. She was [...]

Do you ever feel lonely or isolated? Maybe it’s when you’re by yourself, or feeling sad, anxious, unwell, or beating yourself up. We want to love ourselves, but sometimes we feel like a dog [...]

As I went to bed after sending last month’s newsletter (Your Sense Memory and Gratitude), I realized I missed something. I had suggested doing a two-part gratitude as the first step of your [...]

How do you transition from awake to bed, then to rest and sleep? It helps when you say hello to yourself during the day—through gratitude. Gratitude can connect you with your body and ease the [...]

How do you live in your body? Do you drop in for occasional visits when showering, getting a massage, or walking in nature? Do you give your body the bare minimum (nurturing food, movement, and [...]

Picture this: One of your body’s organs is spasming. It’s spewing mucus, hurting, and giving you chills, fever, and aches. You’d be anxiously at urgent care in a hot minute, right? Except what if [...]

Working on yourself, as you probably know, has many benefits: better/ clearer relationships with yourself, with those you love (or have to put up with), clearer sense of social justice, more [...]