Making Peace When Everything Hurts

Making Peace When Everything Hurts

It’s 2026. My how things have changed so much in six years. Among all the stupid, heart-wrenching things that I’ve endured since leaving California, I know there are some real amazing and meaningful things, too. I’ve watched my baby grow up, he’s about to turn nine!...
Anxiety, Depression and the Human Condition

Anxiety, Depression and the Human Condition

For many of us, feeling like the end is near, or having difficulty completing everyday tasks is a common struggle. It doesn’t matter where you come from, how much money you have or who your therapist is. Whatever complexities in the mind exist, they sure know...

40 Day Social Media Detox

The decision to break free from social media was something I had been contemplating for a long time. I’d already slowed down on my usage since my son had been born, because, duh, who got time for that when your caring for a new baby? Some days I might not even...

Living with Less

To be happy: the greatest of all human desires since the beginning of time. Everything we have worked for has been in our conquest for greater joy and meaning. But to find greater joy and meaning? I believe it comes not from acquiring more, but from living with less....

Being a Mindful Mama

To me, being mindful is learning to be better. It’s about quieting the “noise” in the mind in order to create a life that is more meaningful and free, living for this moment only. Becoming mindful was critical for me to get through my pregnancy, the...

Forever in Love.

When I was a little girl, my fondest memories were when I was in traveling to another world in my imagination. I remember swinging on my swing set. I loved how the wind blew through my hair, and the way the sun shined down from the sky. I would lean back and just look...