Life is all trade-offs. Prioritizing what matters most can be deeply rewarding.
Category Archives: Emotional Well-being
All Living Creatures Rest
Rest is a corollary of being a creature. So why do we feel like we should always be active? Why the guilt for honoring our need for rest and restoration?
Sometimes The Best Cure For Imposter Syndrome Is A Sandwich
If your internal monologue is stuck in negative, HALT — and check to see if you’re actually hungry, angry, lonely, or tired.
My Love Goes Away When I’m Angry
What I learned about love and anger from my preschooler during emotional repair after yelling.
Knowing What To Ignore
Reflections on quote regarding attention from Yuval Noah Harari in the book Homo Deus.
Hello!
What I’m working on personally at the moment: getting light, narrating phone use, and taking vitamins.
You Can Opt Out
There are some things in life we just can’t change. But there are others that we most definitely can.
Emotions Are Information
Emotions are responses to chemical and contextual cues. They provide a type of information that is not conveyed easily through other means. The trick is to interpret that information well.
It’s Normal
Our society wants us to treat each day the same. To expect the same productivity, the same results. But that’s not normal. It is normal to behave differently when the circumstances are different. And darkness definitely qualifies as a circumstance.
You Belong
When you believe you belong, you give yourself permission to be and to do.