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We are on an Emotional Covid Roller Coaster right now. This a straight up fact. And what do roller coasters have? Highs, and lows. And curves that whip your head around and even some slow times when nothing much is… more →
A lot of people find it hard to feel OK when they’re not doing something productive. Whether that thing is something work-related, cleaning the house, or doing something to take care of themselves, like exercising or meditating. Although, In order… more →
Did you ever see the play or the movie Les Miserables? It’s a deep story about redemption and loss and all the grand themes, but one of the most critical is the battle between judgment and grace. If I say… more →
Because 2020 is a leap year, we get an extra day on Saturday, February 29th. It’s a bonus day–kind of like the extra hour we get when we turn back the clocks in the fall, only times 24. And in… more →
I don’t have to tell you the holidays, with all their extra to-dos on top of the to-dos that are already part of your normal life, are stressful. It’s really, really easy to let that stress color your feelings about—and… more →
Being a good person and keeping the peace aren’t the same thing. Sometimes you have to say something that might make someone uncomfortable because it’s the right thing to do. For example, Last week, my household had a fairly typical… more →
When it comes to improving your health, energy, and wellbeing, I’ve got a few simple mottos: When you feel better, you can do better. How many times have you had a great intention to do something that meant a lot… more →
Holidays stressing you out? There are all kinds of factors we can lay the blame on—parties, school performances, year-end pleas for donations from non-profits and political candidates, relentless digital marketing from retailers trying to move some merchandise, trying to finish… more →
Could this election be any more fraught?? Don’t answer that—if the answer is yes, I don’t want to know! One thing I do know for sure is this: No matter what happens on Tuesday, we have to keep talking to… more →
This is a picture of our new dog, Cookie. She came home with us a week ago. My daughter had been asking for a dog since kindergarten (she’s in third grade now). My husband and I would always say, when… more →