Apr 7, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
Having a purpose is stressful? Yeah, I think so, especially when the so-called purpose is unhealthily woven into the fabric of your self-identity. I know that’s almost heresy, but true. I feel you’ve been sold a lie. By books, by your parents, by inspirational...
Mar 3, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
One of the most effective ways to soften self-pressure and the relentless urge to always be doing something ‘productive’ is to learn to be gentle with yourself. Being gentle with yourself is called self-compassion, and has substantial research that...
Jan 28, 2016 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Care
Does your partner need you less stressed? Because mine did. Prior to my chronic stress collapse, my stress level had been steadily escalating for many years. I had been given more responsibility at work. My mind was pre-occupied with how to get things done, who needed...
Dec 8, 2015 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Self-Care
Before I enter a coaching relationship with a client, I ask her to tell me what she has tried to resolve her chronic stress. I will never forget Roxana’s response. She answered, ‘I tried to be vulnerable once…that was stressful!’ I smiled to myself and thought,...
Nov 11, 2015 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth
“It doesn’t help when little girls are pushed too far and too damned fast. They grow up to be the woman dancing in a cage, and learning too late that acquiescing turns to rage.” – Paula Cole When I was 7 years old, I was playing outside of my best friend’s, Karen,...
Oct 21, 2015 | Mindfulness, Personal Growth |
The older, wiser, and more awake I become, the more political action I take. This year I have called, emailed and written my local, state, and federal representatives dozens of times to express favor or opposition for legislation – all relating to agriculture,...
