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This weekend was a peaceful one for me. Lately I’ve been super overwhelmed and feel like my life has been turned upside down for the past 2-3 months. I have this idea that since I know about emotional regulation and self care that life will somehow be easier for me? Turns out it’s not! Like …
I got overwhelmed. I got shingles. I got down on myself. I am human. We’re all human. I’m doing my best. You’re probably doing your best too. I’m going to try again and I hope you will too.
I’ve been thinking of what I’d like to write about how we can love ourselves since it’s Valentine’s Day very soon. I kept waiting and hoping for some burst of inspiration for just the right thing to say. I told myself I’d write this post Saturday morning and that inspiration would totally strike before then… …
When I went to San Diego to visit my daughter the thing I was most excited about was the beach. I could not wait to get there and see the ocean and sit in the peace and soak it all in. My favorite beach….Ocean Beach. For years that was my go-to place. When I was …
I’ve been pondering about the fact that Setpember is suicide awareness/prevention month. I am so grateful that there is a larger conversation and awareness happening around this incredibly difficult issue. But I am not much of a macro, systems type person. I tend to think on a much smaller scale, things that affect me, or …
I was just talking with a friend about how we measure our success as a mom. She wisely cautioned me against using my kids’ accomplishments as a measuring stick on what and how I am doing as a mom. It got me thinking about how I measure success. I hope that my clients make progress …
I’ve been working through some scarcity in how I’ve been thinking recently. I’ve been noticing how hard it can be for me to show up in a genuine and real way in many areas of my life. I do really well at that at work and at home. It occurs to me then…no wonder home …
If you know me you know I love books! Like love them! I read every single day. Sometimes I read multiple books at once, you know like an old book to help me sleep…a new book I can only read on the weekends (because I’ll never go to bed on time otherwise) and then one …
My private practice is thriving and I’m doing really well. I’ve got plenty of clients and I’m not nearly as stressed financially. At one point I was working three jobs, and I’ve gone down to two. Now I’m ready to transition fully to focusing on my private practice and only work one job! Great news …
I listened to Braving the Wilderness again….for the fourth time. Yes, that’s a lot but as I’ve mentioned before (a lot) I am a huge fan of Brene Brown. Like maybe a superfan even! Each time I listen to this book I learn something and I get more from it. This time it really struck …