Grieving Supreme Court Nights
On the one hand, this news is no surprise. There was the leak several weeks ago and senatorial obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination process for decades prior. But still the news is [...]
On the one hand, this news is no surprise. There was the leak several weeks ago and senatorial obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination process for decades prior. But still the news is [...]
I wish I read more poetry. When I encounter beautiful word art someone has posted, I feel moved by a current to new ways of being. (I’m entertaining suggestions for beginning more poetry in my [...]
Checking in with your body is a very helpful way to relax. But because our physical selves are intricate, entwined systems, it can sometimes be hard to find a way in. What happens when you hear [...]
Life is hard, but divorce can be a troublesome morass: Grief, anger, love, boundaries, connection, negotiating… and often lack of sleep. It was such an honor to sit down with Karen McMahon of [...]
If you wake up in mental overload—and it happens to be the same day your sister is leaving after a long visit—the problems in your mind might not be the problem. I know because this happened to [...]
Do you ever walk to the kitchen and forget what you wanted? That’s how your mind works. When I wrote my books on brain fitness, I learned that the cognitive cortex is entwined with your [...]
What hypes you up? It might be chocolate, alcohol or caffeine, watching the news, too many screens. And how do you get to rest? I’m such a lightweight, even chocolate dessert interferes with my [...]
We’re driving again! During the last 14 pandemic* months, I put all of a thousand miles on my car. And there was no traffic when I did. But now I’m out buying garden stuff, visiting people, [...]
I was trying to record my video series, The 7 Pathways to Rest…but construction across the street interfered. The noise and my irritation was a perfect segue to my newsletter… so [...]
There were no sayings on the walls in my house when I grew up. I used to think that slogans or words of encouragement were nice… and trite. The ones that said “Bless this house” seemed cute, but [...]