When did you last think about what you value most in life? Research shows that recognizing and living according to your values creates a richer sense of purpose. Also, it turns out that one of the best ways to significantly reduce stress is to spend time defining and aligning your life with your deepest core … Read more
When I am coaching clients around unwanted eating, we often discover stress as the reason. A lot of people are feeling stressed about their health, or the health of their loved ones. Others are stressed about financial or relationship matters. Many feel stressed around the holidays: about not being with their family, or about being … Read more
The holidays often bring a change in your routine that can cause stress and pain in your neck. Common to the mind/body world is the saying “it’s all connected.” This is never more true than with the relationship of your neck and shoulders to your posture. Most people have overly helpful upper traps – yet … Read more
Women over 50 know something younger generations don’t: You can survive almost anything except the exhaustion you never name. For many of us, that exhaustion doesn’t arrive all at once. It sneaks in slowly. It shows up as irritability we can’t explain, heaviness we can’t shake, guilt we can’t rationalize, or a vague sense that … Read more
In my 60s, I finally understood why my body had been screaming at me for 30 years. The tightness in my chest wasn’t “just anxiety.” The knot in my stomach wasn’t “overthinking.” The exhaustion that followed every interaction with my adult child wasn’t “getting older.” It was my nervous system trying to tell me something … Read more