In case no one tells you today, you’re beautiful
You are beautiful. Not because of your features, or your skin, or hair, or height, or weight or whatever you choose to wear. It has nothing to do with how many wrinkles, rolls or even toes you have. You’re beautiful because you’re one of a kind. A precious work of art. No one else is […]
Listen. It shows care.
Listening is powerful. Nonviolent communication, a methodology developed by psychologist and author Marshall Rosenberg, suggests that high-quality listening involves putting our agendas aside and focusing on the feelings and needs within what another person says. The approach says we form potent connections when we tap into that vital internal information in others. It can be […]
Wherever there’s pain, there’s an opportunity to listen
I wrote the column that was supposed to run today last week. It was about how listening is powerful, and as I’ve been working on interpersonal listening, it’s made me reflect on ways to simultaneously grow more adept at listening within. I hope that article will run soon, but for now I’d like to switch […]
The most important choices we make
The quality of our lives comes down to how we make basic, everyday choices. We think it’s the big decisions that matter most. Buying a house, getting married, getting divorced. But in the scheme of things, that’s the small stuff. At least that’s how energy healer and bestselling author Caroline Myss sees things, and her […]
Four quick and easy feel-good tips
I’m always on the hunt for practical ways to feel well and add good vibes to my day. Here are four things working for me now. Maybe they’ll speak to you, too! 1. For inspiration, I’m super into the Ten Percent Happier Podcast by Dan Harris. I loved his first book, by the same name, […]
The road to balance is not clear cut
Life is a process. We get some things right. We get some things wrong. We learn as we go — never getting “there,” but moving along, continuously discovering, attempting, succeeding, failing. It’s a messy and beautiful process that, until our time is up, is always in motion. I’ve been thinking about this as some less […]
How to communicate when emotions run high
Communicating compassionately when stakes are high and emotions are strong is more than just a nice thing to do. It feels better than bashing heads, and it’s solution oriented. This is always important to remember, and it feels especially critical right now. With the economy starting to reopen, every household must decide how much to […]
Tips to maintain a healthful homebound diet
COVID-19 is affecting the way many of us eat. Whether you’re overeating from stress or boredom, struggling to purchase healthy food or not having time to cook, there are a lot of ways your diet may be thrown off. I wrote a cookbook that categorizes recipes by how they make you feel. So here are […]