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The Algorithm Is Gonna Get ‘Cha! The song entitled “The Rhythm is Gonna Get ‘Cha” was released in 1987, written by Enrique Garcia and Gloria Estefan. Its words and compel […]

Back on Track: Strategies for Staying Present in a Busy World “It’s up you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind” ~Steve Marab […]

How Golf Taught Me to Be Present I am not naturally patient; I want to accomplish and push forward. I say what’s on my mind because I don’t have time to wait for someone else to […]

Not My Circus The past several years have felt like a lesson in letting go. From sending one bird from my nest each year for the past few years, (why did I have […]

Finding Presence in a Busy Season of Life Life moves fast. I am wearing many hats right now – mom, wife, professional, student, and friend. Some days it feels like I’m racing from one rol […]

Staying Present: Lessons from Kids and Coffee You know who’s really good at staying present? Kids. They don’t worry about whether they sent the right emoji in that last text. They’re too b […]

When Caring for Yourself Feels Uncomfortable Sometimes prioritizing my well-being means doing something I don’t enjoy, like letting something go.  Not because I’ve stopped caring about it. […]

A Quiet Rebellion More than likely we think of a rebellion as a violent act of a mob, bent on overthrowing an established system of authority. “Down with the e […]

Prioritizing Well-Being: One Small Habit at a Time When I think about prioritizing well-being, I don’t picture spa days or big lifestyle overhauls — I picture small, consistent actions that add up […]

Date Night for One: Prioritize your Mental Wellbeing “You, yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ~Buddha September signals the start of change. The day […]

Redefining Rest She finally sat down to rest. A warm cup of tea in her hands, a favorite show queued up, the house finally — blessedly — quiet. And then it sta […]

When I Finally Found the Words: Post-Traumatic Growth This summer in grad school, I learned a phrase that stopped me in my tracks: post-traumatic growth. Have you ever felt something deep inside but […]

Turning Stress into Connection The doors close. It’s just you and the VP who sent that cryptic “Can we talk?” email. Your brain scrambles through every possible scenario — fro […]

The Fantasy of Getting It All Together I’ve spent a lot of time trying to get my life “together.” Color-coded to-do lists. New planners. Digital systems. Productivity methods with cleve […]

Women’s Equality Day: Carrying the Torch of Courage On August 26, 1920, women in the United States woke up to a new reality. The 19th Amendment had been certified, and for the first time, women […]

My To-Do List Great, another thing I need to add to my to-do list. You’re about to leave work, and your coworker just told you that the presentation was m […]

You’re Not a Machine: Navigating Stress with Sanity in a Loud World Stress doesn’t always arrive with a warning label. Sometimes it’s obvious—a slammed laptop lid after a tense Zoom call, a missed deadline that […]

Let’s Get This Party Started! In July of 1993 I joined with a team of parents to chaperone a 5-day conference for our teens. Imagine 500 teens descending on a hotel for a week, […]