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Why You’re So Tired All the Time
It’s appropriate to be tired right now. We’re all dealing with compound stressors (collective, personal, and daily stress), and it’s zapping our capacity. I’m offering a class to help.
Help Asheville's Recovery
For months and years to come, Asheville will need massive support to recover from Hurricane Helene. This post includes my curated suggestions for where to donate, as well as my list of Asheville businesses, makers, artists, and healers to consider supporting with your holiday shopping.
Asheville: A Love Story
Asheville is my soul-home and favorite place in the world. Two weeks ago, it was utterly devastated by Hurricane Helene. I am devastated. This is my Asheville love story.
How to Move Forward Without Planning, Deadlines, or Pressure
If deadlines and plans are becoming a source of shame, punishment, failure, there's a better way to take action. I share strategies for people who have trouble slowing down and people who have trouble getting going.
Life Is Speeding By. Why Do We Tell Ourselves to Move Faster?
Why do we keep setting deadlines for ourselves? They make us feel inadequate, stressed out, and rushed in a world that already moves way too fast. Let's top micro-managing our lives.
Q&A: Free Your Mind With Creative Play
My mom and aunt join me to answer a reader question about getting out of your head and into the joy of creative play! Suze Corte and Nancy Waldman are sisters, lifelong artists, and my personal creativity partners and mentors. Audio conversation.
Work Is Killing Me. Should I Stick It Out or Leave?
A few things to consider if you’re unhappy in your job and contemplating quitting.
On Quitting and Choosing Myself—Even When It’s Inconvenient or Unpopular
I share my story of quitting a new job after six months. I used to think it was a weakness when my body fell apart in stressful situations, but it often means I’m in the wrong place.
Recovering From Traumatic and Stressful Experiences
Are you having trouble recovering from something intense? It’s not realistic to bounce back immediately—especially for those of us with big hearts and sensitive systems. No matter what we need or how long it takes to heal, compassion is key.
Developing a Stress-Relief Toolkit for Hard Times
Each of us has a toolkit of supportive things we turn to during hard times. As you navigate the highs and lows of life, try new tools and ask these questions before you add them to your kit.
What Does It Feel Like to Have Enough Time?
Life is much too short to always feel rushed. Wasting time can be a beautiful practice that helps us unhook from hustle and reconnect with the joy of our humanity.
Your Cozy Winter Guide: Things to Buy, Cook, and Read
A fun list of things to enhance coziness. From body oil to books to my signature oatmeal recipe, I’m excited to share some of my favorite creature comforts with you.
Getting Cozy to Relieve Stress and Anxiety
Learn why coziness activates our ventral vagal state to help us feel warm, connected, regulated, content, and safe. Coziness isn’t just for fun—it helps alieviate stress and anxiety.
The Agony & Freedom of Focusing On One Thing
When we choose one path, we snuff out other possibilities. But we can’t be paralyzed by all the enticing options. There’s great freedom in choosing a singular focus.
Overwhelm Isn't a Personal Failing
Overwhelm isn’t a personal failing. It’s a healthy response to an overly demanding world full of broken systems and backwards priorities. Here’s how I’m taking the shame out of my overwhelm and supporting myself through it.
Simple Summer Delights
Summer is my JAM. Just for fun...here are ten simple things delighting me this summer. Audio version available.
How to Rest an Overactive Mind
How would our lives change if we did less thinking? What if we only relied on our brains when we actually had a problem to solve? In this post, I offer a couple alternatives to overanalyzing. Audio version available.
6 Practices for Lowering the Bar and Living More Sustainably
If you’re always striving to meet impossible standards, I suggest gently starting to lower your expectations and increase your resources. Here are six ways to practice both. Audio version available.
When Our Resources Don’t Match Our Ambitions
At what cost do we ignore our exhaustion? What’s the price of starting every over-scheduled day in a state of deep deficit? What happens when we rarely have the resources to meet our ambitions? Audio version available.
How to Actually Have More Fun
Five list-making prompts to help inspire you to slow down, access your joy, and have more fun. Audio version available.