Uncategorized

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Have you ever been in such a spin from your inner terror/ panic/ anxiety that you feel like you’re a bug ensnared in a sticky web… with no way out? You may be able to distract yourself at [...]

Some people consider this the worst word: Should. “Shoulds are the inflexible, authoritarian, joyless rules for thinking, feeling, and behaving,” says therapist Michael Schreiner. Shoulds [...]

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 [...]

My whole perspective changed with this new book, how to keep house while drowning. Cleaning, self-care, and cooking can be overwhelming, says author KC Davis… especially when we ascribe [...]

Have you ever been captivated by something magically life-changing? A teaching, healing, or new perspective that felt eye-opening, exciting, and hopeful… Maybe you felt that meditation or [...]

Damn the fog! Since last October, the Northwest winter has been long, dark, rainy—and did I say dark? I’ve managed the darkness by remembering that every region has its disadvantages. And winter [...]

“One of the great challenges of life is to learn to be alone peaceably, at home in oneself.” This was from meditation teacher Stephen Batchelor’s OnBeing podcast. I listened to it as I returned [...]