Trust me I don’t understand Physics, in fact, the last time I took Physics I was 14 and it never made sense to me. But I do understand that energy is the source of life and that energy begets energy. There are so many ways that energy shows up and down in our life. YesContinue reading “Energy, recently.”
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Swimming Lessons
My relationship with exercise is complicated. Exercise and I, we break up. A lot. It loves me, I don’t reciprocate the love. Yet I can’t ignore the immense value that moving gives my mental health, not to mention the love it gives my heart. I have had a pretty consistent walking habit, I did CouchContinue reading “Swimming Lessons”
Stop to Start
The other day I asked my husband: “What did we do in the mornings before?” I was referring to those days when we didn’t have phones or laptops to open as soon as we wake up. He paused and thought, “ I don’t know. I think I just listened to the radio.” It is nearContinue reading “Stop to Start”
LIFE IS MESSY
Mary Oliver wisely wrote, in her beautiful poem, The Bleeding Heart, that “Most things that are important, have you noticed, lack a certain neatness.” We are sold a bill of lies if we believe that perfection is the answer, instead, I am trying to work on loving the messy, imperfect, interesting parts. The parts areContinue reading “LIFE IS MESSY”
Chasing Awe
A few weeks ago I wrote about our complex relationship with time. I wrote about how we are rushing, running and scrolling through our days and often resisting the discomfort of just sitting with the unease, the quiet, and the often too-slow track of long days. Today I want to continue that discussion but thisContinue reading “Chasing Awe”
Hard talk: Preparing for challenging conversations
My clients often tell me that they have a challenging relationship with someone they work with, or that they struggle to have challenging conversations. It comes up time and time again and I have been mulling over the conundrum of having to communicate but fearing it, having to work with someone but not knowing howContinue reading “Hard talk: Preparing for challenging conversations”
Our complex relationship with time
Dr. Susan David has said, many times, that growth only happens with discomfort. So being uncomfortable is the breeding ground for change. I have been thinking about this concept a lot recently as I have been sitting with my own discomfort in this strange period of transition. Last December I left my full time job,Continue reading “Our complex relationship with time”
Change
Two things can be true at the same time. You can feel sad and excited, you can grieve and feel relief, you can love two people, you can wish the best for a person and mourn their leaving, you can feel alone and married, you can be scared and over-the-moon-can’t- wait-excited. Many things can beContinue reading “Change”
I did a podcast
It feels very brave to put this out into the world. Courage is a key value of mine and I showed up to this podcast as my authentic self. I ask nothing of my clients that I would not do myself. So here it is, I hope you enjoy it. You will learn a lotContinue reading “I did a podcast”
Lessons from photography
All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassment, all is given to us as raw material, as clay so that we may shape our art. Jorge Luis Borges It is with my camera that I see and capture the world. With my camera I beat time, freeze the present, preserve theContinue reading “Lessons from photography”
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