This wasn’t a neglected child mishap — but an act of harm I unknowingly did to myself. Before the incident, I was a kickball-playing little girl who chased down the ice cream truck with her mom shouting, “Don’t forget my Nutty Buddy!” I wasn’t afraid to go after what I…

Meet Sabrina — a mystery mix-breed that has had many puppies in her past that was found wandering around on the side of a road in Tennessee, was taken to a shelter and was on doggie death row until a NY rescue agency drove her up north for fostering. Seven…

We’ve all been at a picnic, enjoying the food, having a great time with the company, and then it happens… A gnat invades your ear and hovers round and round. The buzz, the tickle, the…annoyance! All of a sudden, you can’t enjoy the food, the people are more noise around…

Do you ever miss your old self before adulthood got so hard? I know I have and my clients — your community — sure have, too. Katie is one of the most joyful people you’ll meet…but she was so tired of smiling all the time to please other people. Sarah…

“I am not defined by what happens. I am defined by the meaning I give to it.” Perhaps you have heard this wisdom. Do you agree with it? I have replayed the trauma of a difficult situation many times in my life. …

Every morning I do the same thing: Make coffee, sip coffee (yes, I pour a mugful before it’s done brewing), and sit on my meditation cushion to get real with myself as I start the day. Yes, I said “get real” because meditation practice is the time in which I…

People-pleasing is a behavior in which a person puts another’s needs before their own. This includes saying “YES” to requests, fearing judgment from others, and suffering from a lack of confidence. It can look like taking on too many projects because of the need to please others while also fearing…

My God, I had just screamed at my child for…being a child! Here was my toddler, screaming in her bedroom and refusing to take a nap. “Mommy needs to rest and YOU need to rest! Lay down with your books and rest!” She wasn’t having it. The shrill of her voice in my ears made my blood boil. My breath tight in…

We know that meditation has many benefits, including, but not limited to: Enhanced relaxation Better focus Diminished levels of inflammation Improved sleep Did you know these benefits occur because meditation literally changes your brain? Think of your brain as the hardware of this computer that is YOU. By the age…