Stop the Insanity! Lessons from Italy…
“Right this way, I’ll show you where to enter for our breakfast each morning” said the bellman. We had just arrived in Florence, Italy hot and bleary eyed from the jet lagged and blistering heat [...]
August 2018
July 2018
How to Quiet the Anxiety Alarm
Anxiety shows up in the strangest ways. It can creep in like a shadow sneaking up behind you, or it can hit you like a lightning bolt with an electrical charge of energy. It can [...]
My Perspective from a Wheelchair
I recently suffered a pretty serious injury from yoga of all things!? Yoga! In early June, I was in my favorite class and moved too quickly into a posture that my body did not appreciate [...]
June 2018
I can’t believe I said that!
Tears ran down her little cheeks. Arms outstretched towards her tired mama walking 6 steps ahead of the crying two and a half year old. There was so much sadness in that little girls face. [...]
Kate and Anthony – my sadness, anger, outrage and hope
Anthony Bourdain, dead at the age of 61. Suicide. I’m feeling such strong feelings about this tragic loss. On the heels of the news about Kate Spade earlier this week - I’m left in the [...]
Showing up is all of it.
I was in such a great rhythm going to yoga on a regular basis. It felt so good to be in a warm, dark room in the winter time. To go inward and be still [...]
May 2018
3 Ways to Improve Your Communication Now
Want to learn 3 simple communications goals that will significantly improve your interpersonal relationship satisfaction and success right now? 1 “Seek to understand.” If we keep clarification in mind as we enter into difficult conversations, [...]
Heart-Centered Living – a 1 Day Retreat for Women
You’re invited to a Heart-Centered Women’s 1 Day Retreat in Grosse Pointe, MI. Where: St. James Lutheran Church,170 McMillian Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. 48236 When: Saturday, June 9th, 2018 from 9:00am - 2:30pm What: [...]
Take the Next Right Step
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when we look at the big picture. We can feel anxious just thinking about everything that’s ahead of us. Sometimes it can even shut us down. That’s why lately I’ve [...]
April 2018
Why we retreat.
Dear brave ones….. It’s not yet 11am Monday morning. I had to go immediately to my laptop to write you all while my memories were still fresh and burning inside me. I picture all [...]