Make space for joy amid the messiness of life
This is the third guest post in a series called “Your Life in Progress.” In this series we will hear from other women like you and I – women who are learning to love and care for themselves well. They are taking risks, making mistakes, trying new things and letting others go, sometimes struggling, but …
Inside: In seasons of transition one of the wisest things we can do is rest and allow ample space to restore before stepping into what’s next. This post includes referral links. It’s easy to become distracted or discouraged, forget truths we once knew, or begin doubting ourselves and the path we are on. But sometimes life …
Inside: Alongside good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, taking supplements to support our mind-body health can be useful. here are some I use for greater calm and balance. There are referral links in this post. We live in a high-stress world with soils that are deficient in certain nutrients (ex. selenium in various parts of …
Inside: If you want to eat for better mood balance, this post offer tips to help you begin to lower inflammation, balance blood sugar, and boost your gut health. It includes a free PDF on Mental Health, Inflammation, and Nutrition for Better Moods. NOTE: I struggled with disordered eating for a long time and I observe …
Inside: Practices to help us choose joyful living in a stressed out world. For most of my life I was not focused on joyful living – nor did I consider that it was a possibility for me. I was simply surviving. And then learning to take one faltering step after another to find my way forward. …
We can all experience a measure of anxiety at times in our lives – a sense of worry, unease, nervousness, or apprehension. Sometimes this is tied to a particular and definable circumstance – waiting on a medical diagnosis, experiencing loss of a job or loved one, or preparing for an important exam, as examples. But many people, young and …
Inside: You do not have to be prettier, smarter, or less emotional, stronger, take up less space, or be less of a hot-mess than you currently are to deserve love, life, and kindness. To treat yourself with kindness. My whole life I have pushed and fought for wholeness and joy. For freedom. A sense that I am …
Do you like to move your body? I have never been an athlete and used to rather skillfully avoid sweat at all costs (gym teachers loved the O’Reilly girls). I am still too sedentary, largely due to hibernating much of the winter and have some limitations on my movement due to a hip replacement. But regular, JOYFUL …
Inside: In our focus on the future, planning, dreaming, working hard to get ahead we can forget to live present here in this day. We can easily overlook the joy in the simple things. When I was a teenager I dreamed of leaving home and beginning a career. In College, I wrote out 5 and …
I come from a colorful family. Colorful in more ways than one! A big, sometimes boisterous, opinionated, stubborn, emotional family. I was gifted with not only 7 biological siblings but 4 adopted* ones. We are of varied ethnicity and as my siblings and I marry and grow families of our own, we have blossomed into …
When the world is spinning wildly and you’re doing your best to keep up but always feel that little bit behind. Just breathe. Expand your belly. Pause. Exhale. When your muscles are tight and you feel frustrated, wound up, ready to snap. Unfurl your body, widen your stance and stretch your arms out behind you to open …
Inside: What if all I really want is a small, slow, simple life. A mediocre life. A beautiful, quiet, gentle life. I think it is enough. What if all I want is a small, slow, simple life? What if I am most happy in the space of in-between. Where calm lives. What if I am …
