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Mindfulness Heaven

Mindfulness Heaven

When was the last time you gave yourself a week, a day, or even a couple of hours to simply be? I just spent a glorious week at a Family Mindfulness Retreat with two of my daughters at Plum Village, the monastery founded by Vietnamese Buddhist Zen monk Thich Nat Hahn in the Bordeaux region of France.

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Grace and Ease

Grace and Ease

These days my #1 goal is cultivating inner peace. Nothing else is nearly as important. I’ve gotten to the point of my life where I realize that it’s not what’s going on but how I react to what’s going on that makes all the difference in the world.

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This Technique Blew My Mind!

This Technique Blew My Mind!

Have you ever learned a new healing modality or tool and wondered how you ever lived without it before? That’s what happened to me this past weekend. I learned TRE (Trauma Release Exercise) and IT BLEW MY MIND!

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6 Ways to Overcome Overwhelm

6 Ways to Overcome Overwhelm

Have you ever gotten back from vacation completely overwhelmed with all that you now have to do? That’s how I’m feeling right now.

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What To Do When You Are Triggered By Your Family

What To Do When You Are Triggered By Your Family

My family and I just spent a week with my parents during which I found myself triggered like I haven’t been in years. I won’t divulge the details to respect other people’s privacy but I will share that I often found myself feeling guilty, ashamed, angry, frustrated and very, very sad.

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Grieve to Set Yourself Free

Grieve to Set Yourself Free

Grief. That’s what I feel as I sit on a plane from Boston, where we lived for 3 short but amazing years, to Florida, where we will soon be enjoying sunshine and my parents’ company.

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Connecting to Your Inner World

Connecting to Your Inner World

I have some big news – I am teaming up with Musas, an amazing community of Latin women, to bring cutting edge resources and tools to help women make their lives works of art and be leaders in their families, communities and the world.

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Do You Love Being a Woman?

Do You Love Being a Woman?

Happy International Woman’s Day!!! It’s happening this week on Thursday, March 8th and I declare that it should be International Woman’s Week! This is a point that hits home particularly hard for me.

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Put Yourself First

Put Yourself First

Do you have a hard time putting yourself first?I struggled for many years to not only be the “perfect” mom, partner to my husband, friend, daughter, community member but to also have a successful business, a great social life and, of course, look great while doing it all.

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