On the Road Again (or some tips for working in self-care when you travel)
Most of us struggle with self-care when we’re right at home. Put us in an airplane and fly us half-way across the country and self-care goes completely out the jet […]
Surveying the Self-Care Scene
Mention self-care and most people picture pedicures, face masks, and bubble baths. And while those things can certainly be a part of someone’s self-care portfolio, they aren’t the only things […]
Self-care for when life sucks
Your infant isn’t sleeping so you aren’t sleeping. One of your parents has just suffered a significant health crisis. Your relationship is on the rocks. Your job situation is tough-and-go. […]
a few of my favorite things:: a radical self-acceptance, luscious self-care holiday gift guide
I love coming up with gift ideas. And with the holidays coming, I am brainstorming fun things- big and small– to give that will help the lovely ladies in my […]
Hitting the road with self-care
For some people, all bets are off when it comes to self-care and travel. I get it. I’ve been that person and while it can be kinda a relief to […]
What my minimum and ideal self-care look like
Self-care. If I am honest, my self-care changes seasonally. Part of that is because some seasons draw me out more than others (the spring and summer see my yearning for […]
The Weekly Spark: Determine your self-care
I love summer. Not for the heat (I yearn to live in a 50 to 70 degree year round climate. Do you know where that place is? Please tell me), […]
A self-care inspired Mother’s Day Gift Guide
One of my high school students once told me that his dad’s advice for gift giving to women was “never something with a plug.” Depending on what the plug belongs […]
What is radical self-acceptance? And does it give me an out on taking care of my body?
I get asked a lot what I mean by self-acceptance or radical self-acceptance and if I am promoting an out from taking care of our physical selves by promoting self-acceptance. I […]
5 Rituals to Boost Your Self-Care
We so often want everything we do to have so much more redeeming value. It has to help us lose a pound or get a job. But doing things that […]
