The Surprise Benefits of My Attempt to Break a Cycle
Feeling the pull to always be productive and to fill every waking second with some kind of activity? I hear ya. It's a struggle for so many moms, which is why I attempted to break that cycle when I noticed it recently. My effort got some surprising benefits.
How Tech Mimics Life and Why We Should Care
There are incredible parallels between technology and humans, including the fact that each has hidden programming that drives functionality. We’re quick to update our tech, but slower to update ourselves. It’s time we change that.
How to Weather the Storms of Motivation in 2023
I used to adopt the whole, “New Year, New Me” attitude around this time of year. I’d set resolutions for things I’d accomplish, like eating healthier, decluttering my home, being more of the mom I wanted to be and more. But after just a few weeks of effort, I’d sense my motivation fading away. I had to find a new way to whether the ebbs and flows of motivation…and I found it.
11 Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Mom
Looking for a unique and meaningful gift for the moms in your life this season? Or perhaps gifting ideas for yourself? Look no further! And I have an epic list of 11 things that are sure to make your love (or yourself) feel valued and appreciated any time of year!
One Surprising Way to Create More Joy
This exercise really gave me such delight, more so than when I simply state a handful of things I’m grateful for (and I consider myself a pretty seasoned gratitude practitioner, if I do say so myself). This one was a game changer because it felt like it shifted my energy, as if I were snuggling up in the coziness of joy more so than my typical gratitude practice does.
The Two Things I’m Committing to in Q4
As talk about languishing, quiet quitting, and early retirement make the headlines, it’s evident so many of us are processing conflicted feelings across many aspects of our lives.
Both individually and collectively, we’re still processing the fallout of the past two years. It’s left us with lots of internal emotional conflict that we’re not sure what to do with. All we know is we want more space to breathe and actually enjoy our lives while we actually have one.
What Pursuing Yourself Looks Like
Pursuing ourselves is essential if we’re to combat the mandate for women to be selfless, to always be in service of others, and to prioritize the opinions of others over our own. Many of us are desperate to find our purpose in life, yet I’m convinced we can't find it looking outside of ourselves.