Mindful Camino Lesson #2: Pain is a Teacher
Today I’d like to share a few ways I see pain as one of my greatest teachers. If you’re human, you’ve experienced pain… many kinds of pain. Loss of a loved one. A broken bone....
Mindful Camino Lesson #1: Lighten Your Load
Last week, I returned from hiking the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain, but I never made it to Santiago. Over the next few days, I’ll share with you what happened along with some...
Feeling Anxious? How to Cognitively Reframe Anxiety
This post was republished with permission from www.tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here: "3 Empowering Ways to Reframe Anxiety: Work With It, Not Against It". “If I take...
How to Deal with Difficult Conversations and Feelings
The following article was originally written and published in 2017 under the title "How to Deal with Difficult Conversations and Feelings After Charlottesville" following a white supremacist...
How Trauma-Informed Yoga Can Help Highly Sensitive People
The following article was originally published on Introvert, Dear under the title "7 Reasons Trauma-Informed Yoga Is Perfect for Introverts and HSPs". I almost walked out of a yoga class...
8 Special Superpowers of Highly Sensitive People
Have you been told you're too sensitive? Unfortunately, it’s rather common in our society for highly sensitive people to be teased or criticized, even by loved ones. Our friends and...
When Panic Attacks Strike: Simple Steps to Finding Relief
Trigger warning: While this post limits details, it might be triggering to those who have suffered traumatic loss, a panic disorder, etc. Have you ever felt like pain from the past was...
7 Anxiety-Triggering Questions You Can Stop Asking Women, And Suggested Alternatives
Recently someone asked me a question that made me want to crawl under a rock. I knew the question wasn’t intended to be hurtful, and I didn’t want to make this person feel bad, so I didn’t say...
A Meditation to Practice Love and Acceptance
Photo courtesy of Madeline Northway Photography and Room to Breathe Chicago. Have you heard of "metta meditation"? It's an important word everyone ought to know. I'll get into why, but I'd like to...
The Way Travel Really Helps Me Cope With Loss
I know traveling through grief sounds cliche. What a perfect way to escape pain, right? Maybe you're thinking this. Or you hear others suggest that traveling after a major life issues is an escape....