The One Word that is Changing My Day, My Life
I softly whisper it to myself every day. Several times a day. A hundred times a day on the harder days – days I’m super triggered, feeling alone, feeling like I’m messing up, feeling like I’m carrying the world on my shoulders. I whisper it softly in my head to remind...
Let Your Heart Lead
She felt lost. She didn't know who she was anymore. She came to compassion coaching feeling overwhelmed and lost. She felt scattered - pulled in a hundred different directions -- all before 9 a.m. Where was SHE in all this? She wanted to figure out WHY she was so...
Trust
I hurriedly stuck my hand into my bag looking for my keys. Rushing, feeling frustrated, feeling like there were too many things to do and not enough time, getting irritated with myself for not being compassionate with myself because "I should know better" (how’s that...
Dad’s Eyes: How One Look Can Fill a Soul
There is magic in the way you look at our children - fully present, full of deep love. Your head isn't buried in your phone, typing a text or checking email. When you are with our kiddos - you are WITH them. Sure, you could be doing a hundred other things on the...
Today’s Gem of Delight: Make Time for Joy
Last night, my daughter and I were out front going for an evening scooter ride." My son called to me, "Mom, I'm leaving for scouts" as he leaped down the front stairs and he and Brian jumped into the car. "Wait!" I called out to them, "I'd love a hug!" I ran over to...
Mama, YOU are Sacred Space
This morning, I woke up early. Everyone was still asleep. I wanted to have some time alone before I teach yoga outside at our park downtown. I made myself some breakfast without hurrying. While I was standing at our kitchen sink washing the dishes, I looked at the...
The Mistaken Belief Moms Hold and How to Let it Go
Every new school year, I feel like it’s the start of a new year. Many of us might set intentions for the year, like “I’m going to have a place for all those school papers” and “I’m going to make sure our mornings run smoothly” or “I’m going to make really good...
The Gem of Being Seen
I sat there staring at the screen on my iphone. Brian was helping me make a three-minute Yoga Break video for work at Georgetown University. Three minutes turned in to two hours of re-dos. Why? While I’m used to being up in front of groups and facilitating; while I’m...
September 11th: What Really Matters
I remember the panic rising up from my belly the moment I realized, the moment it really sank in, what had just happened. The bells on the tower at Boston College started ringing – slowly, methodically, again and again. And somehow, everyone – students, professors,...
Today
"It's always going to be this way," my client said. "It's never going to change." So often in my work, I witness how our core beliefs influence how we see ourselves, others, and this world. They influence how our impressions and our behaviors. Our negative core...