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Laugh More, Stress Less: Practical Ways to Bring Joy into Your Life

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Last month, my husband Kevin and I were working in the yard. We had just picked up 100 new plants to add to our newly redesigned backyard. The entire project from planning to execution was DIY endeavor.  We’d spent a month moving mulch and rock, tilling the soil, adding compost and dirt. After laying down […]

Embracing Radical Acceptance And Find Joy In Life’s Uncontrollable Moments

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Imagine standing in your living room, staring out the window, hoping for a little rain to break the sweltering heat.  On the other side of the world, someone else is wishing for the sun to peek through the clouds. Isn’t it fascinating how we often yearn for what we don’t have? Some things in life […]

3 tools to turn stress into your ally

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We’ve all been there: feeling stress from relationship troubles, overwhelming schedules, and the pressures of daily life. While stress is a normal bodily response to perceived threats, it doesn’t feel good. It makes you anxious, sad, and irritable, and it often leads to physical ailments like headaches, insomnia, and digestive problems. Emotionally, it can zap […]

The Power of Everyday Joy

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Earlier this week I announced my new coaching program, EVERYDAY JOY. When I began creating it I asked myself, what would provide the most transformation for women to: 1) reduce their stress, 2) prioritize what’s important to them, and 3) find their unique, authentic (not forced) formula to experience more joy? Essentially, what can I create […]

Unlock Joy: The Art of Letting Go with Mindful Drawing

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When I first taught a mindful art class I was standing in a room of 25 first graders and gently prompting them to draw a flower with their eyes closed. We’d just had a short discussion about how drawing was a way to slow ourselves down and be still, quiet, and calm. At the time, […]

Dream Big & Find Your Joy In This New Year

Happy New Year!  I hope you are experiencing some ease, lightness and finding your joy as we’re moving into 2024. There’s so much potential in a new year! However, all of the possibilities, the projects and new goals can also feel like a lot of pressure. We know that we want to be taking care […]

3 Things To Ask Yourself Right Now

There are less than 2 weeks left to the end of the year and we are in the middle of all the holiday activities. We are busier than usual with extra errands, extra events, extra spending, extra food. All of this can you lead you feeling depleted and I know you don’t want to go […]

Riding the Waves

We are continually surfing the highs and lows of emotions. Part of being human is riding the waves so that we don’t go under, so that we can catch our breath, so that we can feel the exhilaration that balance, joy, and peace can bring. Our human nature is filled with the ebbs and flows […]


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