Justifying self-care as an extension of mothering is just one more way women are dismissed in our society.
Category Archives: Mental Health
We All Need To Be Seen
How do you gather evidence to support a positive sense of self?
Black-And-White Thinking
How to use data reduction, a technique from psychology, to drill down to what’s essentially true about what causes and relieves stress in your life.
Go Slow Practice Practice Practice
Slowing down can allow us to practice listening to that quiet truth within ourselves and prioritize what’s important.
Intuition Is A Part Of Rational Thought
The sensation we call intuition is, in fact, a synopsis of everything we know — the sum of all that we have experienced and all that we are currently experiencing. The mark of an intellectually evolved person is not someone who ignores their intuition but someone who harnesses it.
January Hello
What I’m working on this month: battling germs, eating intuitively, and prioritizing what matters.
I Love Just Being With You
I wanted to have a big afternoon with my son. But he didn’t want to “do” with me. He wanted to “be” with me.
Just Because Something’s Hard
When things feel hard, sometimes it’s a clue that something is wrong and that I need to change course. But, sometimes, when things feel hard, it just means that something is…hard. And new things are hard. For everyone.
Loving Your Body Is A Revolutionary Act
When the rules don’t make sense, be a rule-breaker.
A Human Being Is A Creative Being
We all come from a long line of people who prioritized creativity even before they prioritized reliable and abundant food. Art and creativity nourish us in their own way. It is within all of us to be creative. It is wrapped up in our DNA.