I admit I’m struggling with my focus this week. The amount of time reading the news, glued to the train wreck in motion, is not […]
The Gift & Power of Emotional Courage
I tried to find a Ted Talk to show at work today that would act as some validation and balm to this week — or […]
Remember your basics
I woke up feeling like I’d been hit by a truck. Ignoring all decent self-care recommendations and watching the presidential debate will do that to […]
Laundry
This is maybe my favorite thing about my condo: I don’t own a hamper. For the first time in a long, long time I have […]
Surge Capacity
In her latest podcast episode, Brené Brown referenced the Medium article “Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful” The author, science […]
Evening Ride
When I studied abroad in the Netherlands in my sophomore year of college, I rented a bike for the semester. I called it my Nimbus […]
Move
I needed this reminder today: I feel 1000% better when I move my body. I was sluggish this morning, didn’t get out of bed to […]
Respite
Stress was mounting this week, culminating for me in a webinar I was anxious about hosting. (That was certainly not the most stressful thing, but […]
Porcelain
In the summer of 2015 my friend Jenna and I started a collection of writing prompts we titled “Highland Drive”, named for the street we […]
Hydrate
Refill your cup And up and up and up Pour it on out And out and out and out But as you hydrate the world […]