LOVE SYMBOL PT. 1

LOVE SYMBOL PT. 1

On the morning of April 21, 2016 Prince Rogers Nelson died at his home in Minnesota. I spend a lot of time thinking about love and the effect it has on individuals and their relationships. It only made sense that after Prince died I thought about what I’ve learned...
SPRING INTO MINDFULNESS

SPRING INTO MINDFULNESS

“Get out of your head. It’s a bad neighborhood!” That statement rang so true to me when my yoga teacher proclaimed it at the start of a recent class. My head/brain does some awesome things for me. Keeping me fully present is not one of them. Over the years I’ve...
NO COMFORT ZONES

NO COMFORT ZONES

I had a thought the other day. What if we released the idea of comfort zones? In my experience comfort zones mainly serve to hold us back and to keep us in fear. We avoid taking on a new challenging task or activity by making the excuse that it’s outside our comfort...
LESSONS IN LIFE AND DEATH

LESSONS IN LIFE AND DEATH

Over the past five years I have lost several people in my life to unexpected deaths. The circumstances of their passings fall into three main categories that have impressed on me a lot about how to live every day. I hope that sharing what I’ve learned will motivate...
KILLING SUPERWOMAN

KILLING SUPERWOMAN

I killed Superwoman. It had to happen and I have no remorse. Either she was going down or I was, so I decided that chick had to go. Despite her Madison Avenue level of positive marketing I knew the truth about Superwoman. Her entire purpose for being was to set me up...
SELF CARE ADVOCATE

SELF CARE ADVOCATE

Ever since I started doing my current line of work I have struggled to explain it. When I say I’m a coach I get a mix of confused stares and suppressed eye rolls. People don’t really know what that is or how that works. Then I thought it may be clearer to present...