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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A few weeks ago, I left my little stuffed monkey at a family reunion. He belonged to my long gone friend, Michael, and though he’s a physical object, he makes me feel love. I took the courage to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In a meadow beside the Clackamas River, I stepped into a huge circle of red rose petals. I wasn’t alone. Entering the circle with me were 70 others, including the parents of Hunter, the [...]