Reducing stress

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 [...]

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 [...]

So many people feel great after a good cry—do you? Crying can release  endorphins, which eases pain and stress in the body and emotions. For a long time, I wasn’t able to cry very easily. I would [...]

As a sleep coach, I find there’s always more to uncover about rest. It might be daydreaming, relaxing before sleep, listening to podcasts, reading books. Or as Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by [...]