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How Is Your Fear Holding You Back?
When I was 10 years old I knew I wanted to play the drums. My parents didn’t take me seriously, because, back then, it just wasn’t something girls “did”. But I also didn’t take myself seriously, so I never pursued it. But the desire to play drums never left. I was 38 when I bought […]
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How Do You Measure Your Self-Worth?
Happy Monday strong humans 🙂 I know your time is valuable so let’s get into it. How do you measure your self-worth? Is it your hustle? What you can do for others? What you can produce? When I was in my late teens and twenties I was a workaholic. I went to high school during […]
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Primal Vs Prefrontal – a Tale of Two Brains
Did you know that, as humans, we function primarily from two different parts of our brain? They’re the polar opposite of each other, and their functions are the difference between sitting down and working on a college thesis, or binge-watching Tin Star (highly recommend!) the whole weekend. Let me introduce you to them: The Primal […]
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The Thoughts You’re Holding Onto, Are the Same Thoughts Holding You Back
Do you ever find yourself wanting something more? Something different? Something better? What if I told you the only thing holding you back from that ‘something’ – was just a thought? Let me explain… Do any of these sound familiar to you? I’m not good enough I’m not worthy I don’t know how I might […]
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So Where Do I Go From Here? Navigating Empty – Nester Syndrome
After my husband passed away last year, I decided to sell our four-bedroom house and move to a two-bedroom apartment that I would share with my 21-year-old daughter and her girlfriend. I was so excited at the prospect! For the first time in 25 years I had a bedroom and master bath all to myself. […]
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Holding Space for Yourself
Okay, before you write this off as all ‘woo-woo’ hear me out… You may already have an idea of what ‘holding space’ means, but just so we’re on the same page, I describe holding space as: Listening without judgment, no matter what is being said Staying ‘out of the pool’ – not agreeing with the […]
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Kayaking in Northern California
I spent most of my 53 years growing up in Southern California. When I was in my late 30’s I decided to move my husband and our two young children, ages 8 and 9, to Northern California, near the Sacramento area. My reasoning was twofold…my husband had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis a few years […]
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Sometimes It’s Okay to Feel Bad
Yesterday I went to the gym, feeling good about the workout because I knew I could do it. Throw a bar over my head 15 times, then do some single-under (haven’t mastered the double-under yet) – I was looking forward to it! Except when I got to the gym and tried throwing that bar over […]
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Quick tip for giving wilted veggies new life
I don’t know if you’re like me, but when I buy stalks of kale, romaine or spinach greens at the store, I feel like I’ve doomed them for a direct trip into the trash can 🙁 It seems like they wilt after just a couple of days and certainly don’t look appetizing. In order to […]
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My Love/Hate Relationship With “Running”
Updated 2/20/2021 When I get read to go for a run, my mind conjures up dreamy images of my feet rhythmically hitting the pavement, my favorite music loud in my ears, wind in my hair, cool air on my face, my mind not stressing about anything, just being. And then I actually go “running”. I […]
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I help empty-nester women rediscover who they are and what they want. And then I teach them how to get it.