an exercise in grounding
I was needing some grounding recently and while that can sometimes come with big swatches of time spent outside (the great outdoors have always given me some great perspective), the […]
Have drama? A guide to smoothing things over
There is nothing that puts a pit in my stomach faster than drama: both the drama of actual hard things and then the drama that we can stir up about […]
Your worth is not made-up
“So, is it okay to care about what we wear or put on make-up,” I was asked at a recent workshop I led on body image and self-acceptance. And I […]
Hate drama? A guide to keeping things smooth.
I’ve just wrapped an eventful 10 days. It started with my being on the receiving end of what felt to be a classist and racist judgment. The crappy part wasn’t […]
The reality isn’t what you think it is
“I watch reality television because it makes me feel better about myself, and I can just escape reality for a little bit,” my students often tell me. As they see […]
it comes down to this…
What if I told you that you could only hang out with one friend for the rest of your life? One friend is all you get to see you through […]
Celebrate the New Year with a New Year Personal Summit
It is the last day of 2013 (but likely the first day of 2014 when you read this), and I am taking a little time while B is running errands […]
Retro: Little Photoshop of Horrors
My little guy is still at home on winter break which means my computer time is close to nil so, today, I am sharing my most viewed blog post of […]
Be Particular
The day got away from me and there is baking to do for tomorrow, so I am reposting this little flash of insight from October 2012… Last week in class, […]
