When life is hard…

My kiddo fell at school while playing basketball and hit his head on the corner of a wood bench. When I got to school to pick him up, he had blood all over his sweatshirt and his little face was trying so hard to keep it together.

Turning Lessons into Action

Happy New Year!! So many people have been anxiously waiting for this year to end. And while I will say this year has been complicated at best, I’m not willing to put it into the “worst year ever” category. A lot was brought to the surface—and it clearly needed to be—because you can’t change what you’re not aware of.  That’s true …

3 Questions to End the Year Strong

This year’s definitely been one for the history books—filled with so many unexpected events and changes, and it’s called many of us to rethink what truly matters and how we want to live our day to day life going forward.

Stop Feeling Resentful

Ever catch yourself saying yes to something you don’t really want to do and then feeling instantly frustrated or resentful? You agree to take on yet another project at work, accommodate your colleagues/boss/partners schedule or say yes to something you just don’t want to do.  Because if you don’t, who will?! And then you wind up not feeling so great about it. …

Why You Should Celebrate

Did you know that celebrating boosts your overall well-being? It does. It’s actually a great way to reduce stress, build resilience, motivate you towards actions, strengthen connection, boost energy and bring more positivity into your life.  Celebrate what you can, when you can. And celebrate as often as possible. 

This was NOT on my vision board…

At the start of this year, moving was not at all on my radar. Yet here I sit in my office surrounded by half packed boxes, getting ready to move to the opposite side of town at the end of the month. This was definitely NOT on my 2020 vision board… But simplifying, a photo of a really cool outdoor patio and …

3 Ways to Find More Time in the Day

Do you ever wish you had the time to…just sit on your patio reading a book or endless hours to build a fort with your kiddo or the brain-space to learn something new like how to speak Italian, Salsa dance or cook Thai food?! Even during a global pandemic—with so much shut down—life doesn’t seem to have really slowed all …

The Key to Success & Happiness in Life

What’s something you’re not good at? Math is one of mine. Wouldn’t it be awful if I spent all day every day trying to get good at math? I’d probably feel pretty bad about myself. I mean, I do remember how crappy I felt in 7th & 8th grade trying to learn Algebra. And yes, I still stand by my …

Skyrocket Your Happiness: How to Make ALL Your Dreams Come True

Do you ever worry that the dreams you have for yourself might not come true? That they’re too big or too small…or maybe that they’re not important enough….That it’s too late or you’re too old…or that there’s just something innately wrong with you… We’ve all worried about some version of at least one of these before BUT there’s good news.