In my Facebook group, the BodyIntelligence Community, we focus a lot on self-care. In my experience many of us, and women especially, tend to put ourselves last. Self-care, if it’s even on the radar, is quite definitely at the bottom … Continue reading →
The simple answer: Self-care. Self-care is one of my seven key strategies for relieving stress and is the simplest and most effective way to PREVENT stress and overwhelm from taking hold in the first place. In fact, it is a … Continue reading →
How many times a day do you tell yourself what you should be doing? Or what you should not be doing? Or should not be thinking? Or should not be feeling? This is just one of the ways we often … Continue reading →
We are always going to find ourselves in stressful situations. That’s a given. Learning to respond differently – in a way that reduces significantly the amount of stress we experience, before, during and afterward – is key. Here are seven … Continue reading →
What do Carla Harris, Shonda Rhines, Shawn Achor, Brené Brown, and Michelle Obama have in common? They were all keynote speakers at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women and they were ALL fabulous and inspiring! I was lucky enough to be … Continue reading →
“…self-compassion is a powerful way to achieve emotional well-being….” Kristin Neff writes this in the first chapter of her book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. I’m in the middle of reading this book. It’s the current … Continue reading →
Stress is all around us. Or, more accurately, potential sources of stress – stressors – are all around us – everywhere you look! Even as I sit at my desk writing this, I can look around my office, and find … Continue reading →
“I am free to have ease in my heart.” So said one of the participants in my class last Wednesday. It was the first of my local weekly BodyIntelligence small group classes. They are short classes – just an hour … Continue reading →
Why do you feel overwhelmed? It might not be what you think. Or then again it might be exactly what you think…. I have been reflecting on when and why I feel overwhelmed sometimes. Maybe you can relate? I get … Continue reading →
Posture is important for everyone, of course. There are, however, reasons why improving your posture can be especially helpful for women. To be clear, the kind of posture I am interested in is not stiff or held, the way so many … Continue reading →
