How to deal with uncertainty

How to deal with uncertainty. . . . Well. My life just took a dramatic, unexpected turn. I’m sure I’ll share more in the coming weeks, but for now, let’s just say I’m having to dive off the cliff of uncertainty into the ocean of the unknown. I don’t know what’s going to happen in […]

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Inspiration for enjoying motherhood

Inspiration for enjoying motherhood We were living in Costa Rica and I was on my nightly beach walk while my husband surfed. Every day around 4:30 p.m., we headed to the small beach in our small town in the middle of the jungle. I’d walk so far that the only things I could see were […]

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Every year, I like to reflect on the life lessons to live by I have discovered that year. Ones that will stick with you for the rest of your life because they impact you in a way you will never be the same. “Safety is not the absence of threat, but the presence of connection”. […]

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How to expand your window of tolerance

There is a popular phrase going around called window of tolerance and people looking how to expand your window of tolerance. What does that actually mean? Imagine two glasses, one is 3/4 full and the other is 1/4 full. Obviously, the last glass can receive more before it begins to overflow. This is what it […]

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How to deal with rejection

Almost every day I think about concepts I want my kids to understand early in life, like how to deal with rejection. Ones that I wish I operated out of sooner. Ones that if they truly got, could save them a lot of pain and turmoil and perhaps even give them an advantage in this […]

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Gratitude Practice Ideas

I did an interesting experiment almost 8 years ago when I was trying to heal a bunch of different issues. One day I decided to stop worrying about how to ‘fix’ myself and took 1 month to just focus on gratitude practice ideas and delight. Shortly after that month, I got my cycle back after […]

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What you focus on determines what you see

What you focus on determines what you see About 9 years ago, I started a lifelong practice after watching a reality TV show. Here’s what happened. This show featured interactive experiments designed to mess with your mind and reveal the inner workings of your brain. They had experts in neuroscience and psychology explain the science […]

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Trick your body to think stress doesn’t exist

I was eating ‘perfectly’, exercising every day, and taking all of the best supplements, but I still had acne, thyroid issues, missing periods, and insane anxiety. Enter ? psychoneuroimmunology. I took an entire year learning about how the mind can heal and change the body, how to complete the stress cycle, and how to intentionally […]

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22 fascinating lessons from 2022 (part two)

Read part one here. Taking these into the new year. . . Don’t miss it A foundational concept in somatic experiencing therapy and psychoneuroimmunology is something called creating resource for your nervous system. Basically, that means generating and holding positive emotions daily. You are probably missing out on the power of this. It’s like the […]

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