Photo by Patty Brito on Unsplash As I am going into summer and my kids are out of school, my goal is to really enjoy them and be...

Photo by Chela B. on Unsplash I’m working on self-compassion this week. This is an important skill for so many reasons. “Individuals who...

Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash It’s 2 AM and I’m awake and before my body has a chance to go into the familiar anxious sensations and...

Photo by Deniz Altindas on Unsplash I wake up early and go to my meditation “spot” in my living room where I sit against the couch. It’s...

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Remember the movie Shawshank Redemption? Although I had to watch the violent scenes with my hands over...

I wake up many nights anywhere from 2-4 AM with the most uncomfortable sensation in my chest. I label it “anxiety.” Sometimes a horrific...

Down the street from my home there is a house with two big dogs that get really high above their fence, and as you walk by, they lean...

I recently listened to an interview with a woman who has suffered with 4 bouts of cancer. At one point the cancer was in her hip and she...

Musings on worthiness. Warning…There may be TMI content in the following… (like there usually is.) My quest for worthiness began a long...

I have been asking myself this profoundly helpful question about 100 times a day this week. After I thought I “overdid it” with my...

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Buddha "Individuals who are more...

The topic of this week’s Blog is one that is close to my heart. I am constantly worried about making mistakes and not being perfect. I...

This week I want to share one more exercise from the “Stutz” documentary by Jonah Hill. Phil Stutz says, “most people are bad at...

The Dalai Lama says the key to happiness is to care about others. I’m going to risk sounding a little nutty and tell you a story. Last...

I just watched the documentary “Stutz” about Jonah Hill’s therapist Phil Stutz which I found incredibly poignant and inspiring. In it are...

I found myself feeling really down the week between Christmas and New Year’s. (I’m not sure exactly why – could be many reasons.) I was...

I recently became certified in “Pain Reprocessing Therapy” f(PRT) which is a fancy way to say that I help people who suffer with chronic...

This helped me get back to sleep at 4 AM after I woke with my usual elephant on the chest “pain.” Why do some of us (me) tend to...

I’m learning about the neuroscience of pain, and it’s weirdly FASCINATING and totally MIND BLOWING! The bottom line is Pain = sensation +...

Did you have an unexpected sadness when your kids started back to school? I knew it was coming of course, and I planned for it. I even...