Seven Mindful Ways To Manage Perimenopause And Find Relief I’ve been noticing a theme in my office lately. Many women in their mid-to-late 30s and early 40s are telling me that they are noticing mood swings, difficulty falling and/or staying asleep and an increase in anxiety and depression that seems to come in cycles. The [...]
Five mindful ways to manage smartphone addiction and take your attention back Marie Kondo-style. For many people, spring naturally brings forth a burst of energy, a sense of vitality, the possibility of new beginnings and an urge to purge the clutter around the house. Garage sales pop up everywhere as spring cleaning commences and people [...]
Marie Kondo, “tidying expert,” best selling author, founder of KonMari Media Inc. and, most recently, star of Netflix’s hit show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” has made millions of dollars, changed thousands upon thousands of lives and considerably transformed how people think about cleaning up, clearing out and reorganizing their homes. And, she’s done all [...]
Using 2018 to set your 2019 future self up for success. Here we are again. About to cross the bridge between years. A year ago 2018 sounded so new, and now here it is swiftly slipping into the past. As the last few days of 2018 get crossed off the calendar, I invite you to [...]
Going Beyond the Gratitude List to Weave in Thanks Throughout Your Day I have a complicated relationship with Thanksgiving. When I was young girl growing up in New England, we learned how the Pilgrims welcomed their friends the Indians to the table for a meal of friendship. When I got older, I learned the story [...]
“Every moment only once.” -Thich Nhat Hanh “Every moment only once.” I love these words by Thich Nhat Hanh, a monk, a spiritual leader, poet and peace activist who is renown for his teachings and writings on mindfulness and peace. Some of Thich Nhat Hahn’s key teachings are that the practice of mindfulness helps tether [...]
What I learned from extraordinary women of all ages in an evening. I was recently thinking about a panel I spoke on back in the spring, “Live Well! Be Well!” that was put on by GrapeVine Women, an organization originally started by a small group of women who would get together to discuss subjects that [...]
“Ask not what the world needs of you. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do that. Because what the world needs now is more people to come alive.” - Robert Thurman The concept of ‘aliveness’ is at the core of the therapeutic work I do as a psychologist. In feeling alive—really tapping into [...]
Touch Drawing as a tool for creative self-reflection and connection. In graduate school, although my focus was Clinical Psychology, I had the good fortune of being able to take electives from other departments. Out of all of the electives I took, the one that had the most lasting effect—and still informs my mindful creativity practice—was [...]
I recently wrote an article for the Huffington Post called “Start Looking Up Instead Of Down: Three simple tips to help you unplug and mindfully engage.” The post details how obsessed people have become with their smart phones and other mobile devices and the impact that the overuse and abuse of technology is having on [...]