Seven Tools
Own Your Sh*t
Grace here. Vulnerability alert! Parenting can be really hard sometimes. Yup. Even for me, who literally helped create a class all about it. You can know what to do in your brain, but if you want to actually implement it, you still have to do the work. Let me tell you a little story…
Read MoreNew Year, New Hope
New Years beckons change and with it, new hope. But how do we make it last?? Transition times, like New Years, are often times of introspection. We take stock of where we are, where we have come and where we want to go. And this self reflection is really important. The more we know about…
Read MoreWhat Else Could Be True Here?
Grace here. This is one of my all time favorite questions. I am going to have to get a little theoretical with you to tell you why, so bear with me for a minute when I get there. But first, a little story. I had an experience when I was about 16 that left…
Read MoreKeep Your Heart Open
NOTE: I wrote this blog post before the death of George Floyd and the resulting heightened awareness of the racial inequalities in our society. While the words of this blog speak specifically to the experience of the pandemic, I encourage you to think about how you are attending to your heart around all of it. …
Read MoreWe Are Here To Love
Patti here. What strange and unsettling times these are. They have dropped us into our greatest fears and left us with deep uncertainty. But they could also lead us away from these fears and take us toward the spaciousness of compassion. We are advised to socially distance ourselves for the sake of our…
Read MoreResponding to COVID-19
Steve here. I sent an expanded version of this information to my practice and I wanted to make sure you all have this info too. COVID-19 is the name given to the disease caused by a new strain of corona virus named SARS-CoV-2. There are many different kinds of corona viruses and most cause…
Read MoreHow to Make Yourself More Resilient
Have you ever had one of THOSE days…you know, the bad kind where everything comes flying straight at you fast and furious with NO end in sight. Problems keep popping up every which way. You try to stay on top of things but it just doesn’t work. You lose your cool, getting more and more…
Read MoreHow to be More Productive with Less Struggle
Okay, raise of hands. Who here wants to work more than they have to? That’s what I thought. What we really want is to be as productive with our work time as possible, especially those of us who work for ourselves (Yes! Just say “NO” to W-2s). There’s a whole bunch of advice about how…
Read More7 Ideas for Building Resilience in 5 Minutes or Less
Don’t Just DO something, STAND THERE! It sounds counterintuitive, but it’s true. Stopping for a moment helps us be more productive. By taking a breath (or 8), touching in with ourselves, moving our bodies, or just plain sitting still and doing nothing, we allow our mind and body to recalibrate. We refocus and…
Read MoreStop, Look, Listen
We heard those words a million times when we were kids, usually in relationship to being safe when crossing the street. But what if we could use those words now to help us live better as adults? STOP When you’re about to start something new When you’re feeling overwhelmed When you’re feeling tense When you’re…
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