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.

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.

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.

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.

Summer is my JAM. Just for fun...here are ten simple things delighting me this summer. Audio version available.

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.

Five list-making prompts to help inspire you to slow down, access your joy, and have more fun. Audio version available.

Having fun is a basic human need, but it falls way too low on our lists. Fun is the fuel that gets us through hard times and long days. Without it, we run on empty. Here’s how to get out of our heads and into the world. Audio version available.

I’ve been in a Funk, and it feels exactly appropriate. Instead of trying to fix it, I’m listening. My bad mood is telling the truth about how broken the world is. Audio version available.

Happy Holidays! Here are some soulful, care-filled, cozy, fun, and deep gift ideas for you and your loved ones. These are things I love or admire, many of which are offered by small businesses local to Boston and Asheville. Enjoy!

An excerpt from the May 2021 email care package to subscribers, about gently and consciously emerging from isolation, links and readings for this unique season we are in, and a few small Boston creative businesses to support.

One year ago today, as we hunkered down to brace a global pandemic, I started The Retreat Space.

It was Friday the 13th. Most Boston businesses—including the museum where I worked—closed their doors that day.