mindfulness & self-compassion
I Almost Left My Silent Retreat. Here’s What Helped Me Stay
I honestly don’t know if I would have ever signed up for a silent retreat if it wasn’t a stepping stone to something else I wanted. Although I've developed a daily mindfulness meditation practice over the past few years, and enjoyed my experience at a day-long silent...
Self-Compassion for Entrepreneurs: Combatting Your Inner Business Critic
Think back to the last time something went wrong in your business. How did you respond to yourself about it? Did you say something kind and encouraging? Something like, “This is so hard, but it’s going to be ok and I still believe in myself” OR Did your inner...
An Intro to Self-Compassion: The Self-Compassion Break
I just returned from attending this year's 7in7 conference for digital nomads in Medellin, Colombia. It was an incredible conference designed for experienced location independent professionals. And unlike other conferences I’ve attended in the past, it combined...
An Intro to Mindfulness: Learning to Train Your Attention “Muscle”
What comes to mind for you when you hear the word “mindfulness?” Mindfulness has become an important part of the work I do with my clients. Not only is there an increasing amount of research demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness interventions, but I’ve also found...
Combatting Your Inner Critic
One of the areas I frequently work on with my clients is learning how to deal with their inner critic. All of us have this critical voice inside of us, to a greater or lesser degree, but we’re often not entirely aware of it. Even if we are aware of it, we may not...
Filling Your Cup: The Importance of Prioritizing Self-Care
Do you struggle to practice self-care, and instead put your energy into taking care of others? Read below for a metaphor I share with clients about the importance of prioritizing self-care, especially if you want to be able to care for others! Early on in my...
Monkey Mind & the Importance of Prioritizing Self Care
I have a confession to make: I fell off the wagon. The meditation wagon that is. After four months of meditating at the very least five minutes a day, and many days up to fifty minutes, I stopped in early June. Life got busy. I had a trip planned to...
Can We Stop Our Thoughts? An Intro to Mindfulness
There's really no better word to describe the start to 2015 other than to say that it's been intense. My schedule as a therapist is quickly filling up, which means more and more of my ¨free time" is dedicated to staying up to date on how to best help my patients. Not...