Cultivating Compassion: Tonglen Meditation
Months back, I signed up for an online meditation retreat, and it turned out to be just what my broken heart needed this past weekend. I felt overwhelming anguish about…
Solve the Body First: Simple Strategies to Thrive Under Pressure
Most people think of stress as coming from their challenging circumstances, but the truth is that stress arises in the body. When a stressful situation captures our attention, we throw…
Quick Resiliency Resets for Burnout Relief
Are you ready for a break? I recently recorded this podcast for a new app called 5 Minutes for Me. I love how this program offers care that we can…
Mindset for Change
Last month’s post explored self-compassion, a crucial element of the Action-Able Mindset for creating lasting change. In the video below, I share the two other essential components that set us…
Pointing to Purpose
Clarity of purpose makes life fulfilling and a growing body of research shows that people with a strong sense of direction are healthier and live longer. This is encouraging news…
Finding Life’s New Rhythm
Think of your favorite song—what is the rhythm? How does the beat structure the music? Where are flourishes that sustain your attention? Like music, life has a rhythm too with…
Flying Blind: Decision Making in Uncertain Times
Hindsight will be 2020. Years from now we will fully understand how the coronavirus spread, how to treat COVID-19 and how to protect ourselves from it. Years from now the…
Seeking Calm in the Storm
The shocking onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and global economic crash has left us all reeling. We’re unable to imagine what might come next or how this will eventually be…
Coping with Helplessness
The coronavirus has upended the world as we know it. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, already straining our medical system. The resulting fiscal crisis blind-sided the global economy. Whatever your financial…
20/20 Vision: Orient to the Long View
We often enter a new year – and in this case a new decade – seeking a reset. We hope for better circumstances and bring our best intentions to making…