[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] It’s dark. Here, in Seattle, the relentless should-we-start-building-the-ark-rain makes it seem even darker. The lights of the season are soooo necessary, aren’t they? Whether they come from a Hanukkah menorah, Christmas tree, outdoor display, or a fireplace, we need the warmth that light brings this time of year. It’s…
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] I really want you to enjoy your food. I want this for you, as we slip ever more deeply into the holiday season, but truly, I want this for you all the time. What does that really mean? It’s about making choices, and being aware of all that goes…
Did you know? In an experimental comparison, those who kept gratitude journals on a weekly basis exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming week compared to those who recorded hassles or neutral life events (Emmons & McCullough, 2003). Wow!…
We live in an anxious world. Whether this affects ourselves, our families, our communities, our world, we witness terror and pain on a daily basis. It’s unimaginable, but there it is. It’s difficult to know what to do sometimes, how to respond, how to fix it. Harder still, is to be with the pain. I…
I want to talk to you about cellulite. Do you have it, like I do? How do you feel about it? When’s the last time you thought about it? Last summer when you considered putting your bathing suit on and didn’t? This morning when you were looking in the full length mirror? Never? That would…
When I was going through a time of extreme anxiety in my life, I was taught how to breathe. I mean really breathe. Deep belly breathing, also known as diaphragmatic breathing. At that time in my life, I would have tried anything to ease my panic attacks and my general anxiety that had adrenalin coursing…
In her new book Rising Strong Brené Brown says, “Creativity embeds knowledge so that it can become practice. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands…creativity is the ultimate act of integration—it is how we fold our experiences into our being.” That’s pretty darn important. And what Brené…
Remember that cereal commercial about pinching an inch? It was in the 80’s, so I’m dating myself, but basically, the message was if you can pinch an inch on your waist then you might need to think about losing some weight. And of course the cereal would help you do that. Just one of…
BE brave. Stay with the pain. The ambiguous pain. I can’t even name it. I can’t speak of it. And it’s shameful. I want to eat, but I’m not hungry. My body is not hungry, at least. I had dinner and I was full. I was hungry, and then I was full. And I…
Ok, that sounds totally weird, but let me explain. The other day I was talking to my mother on the phone and I reached for a piece of chocolate. I opened up the sweet little bite of goodness in shiny foil and popped it into my mouth. The conversation with mom continued. Now, my mom…