Befriend Your True Self + Walk in Freedom, Health and Joy
Inside: Episode five of The ALIP Podcast: Rebranding Middle Age. We are wired for community and need each other. “We learn from an early age that ‘masked and armored’ is the safe and sane way to live” writes Parker Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness. We are wired for connection – we need each other. Yet …
Inside: You can learn to embrace your gifts as an HSP! Learning about the trait of sensory processing sensitivity changed my life. I realized that I was not broken or wrong but a highly sensitive human navigating a messy world without much support or understanding of how my brain and nervous system are wired. This …
Inside: Understand different types of autumn seasons, common characteristics of autumn seasons, and learn to thrive in the autumn seasons of life. A practice of Seasonal Living teaches us that the natural world, biology, and human experience are patterned around cycles and seasons and change is constant. As one revolution comes to an end we begin again. …
Inside: Mindfulness offers many incredible and far-reaching benefits: here are 5 simple ways to practice mindfulness (no meditation required). Mindfulness can make you happier. It is an essential part of learning to live with freedom, health, and joy. And it’s very possible that you already have a practice of mindfulness without realizing it! Mindfulness is, …
Inside: A full, meaningful, beautiful life will also be a messy life. Ask yourself these 7 meaningful questions and then practice imperfect action to bravely bring your vision your life. Your joy is not dependent upon perfect circumstances. Your worth is not dependent on looking, sounding, or showing up like anyone else. And a brave …
Inside: In the liminal space of emerging from winter into spring, it’s important to resist urgency, to give ourselves ample space and nourishment and compassionate tending as we slowly unfurl. This is the third time I’ve been sick in the past five months. I didn’t get sick once all the years I was advocating for …
Inside: You don’t have to hunt for joy, manufacture it, or figure out how to lead a stress-free “perfect” life. You can ALLOW joy to live alongside whatever else you’re experiencing. You can WELCOME it into the messiness of your life in every season. You can learn to expand your capacity for joy. You don’t have …
Handcraft a hope map for a brave and beautiful life. Growth or becoming our most honest and integrated selves is more circular than linear (or more like a spiral). Each new season of life invites us to journey deeper, to stay open to joyful possibility and learn to sit with discomfort and uncertainty, to build …
Inside: We must build resilience to equip us for the storms of life. Every one of us will experience stress, loss, or hard life circumstances in varying degrees. This post offers 7 ways to build resilience in the storm. This post contains referral links. You’re imperfect. Life is messy. Show up anyway. This has been …
Inside: This is what it looks and sounds like to be brave and weary and here’s how I can help you remember your way to freedom. I work as a Joyful Living Educator and writer yet I spend a lot of time talking and writing about pain, struggle, loss, anxiety, and emotional growth. This is …
Inside: As I celebrate the 5th birthday of A Life in Progress I reflect on the journey and on all the people who have come alongside and helped me keep going. I witness my strength and look forward with curiosity and hope. Five years ago, A Life in Progress officially came to life as I …
Inside: At 18 I decided to live. At 33 I decided to love myself. At 46 I decided to enjoy the journey. Deciding to live isn’t just about no more suicide attempts. It’s not just about getting free of addictive or numbing behavior. Deciding to live is also about showing up each day awake and …
