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About motherhood, self-maintenance (aka self-care), plus tools to cultivate a calm, connect with your Self, so that you can show up as the mom and woman you most want to be.
Desire vs Capacity and why you can’t do it all
Recently, I heard the amazing Tarana Burke speaking on a podcast, and she said something that I keep picking up and toying with because it was so powerful. She was speaking about the relationship with her mom and the “mother wound,” and said that learning how to...
The best advice when everything feels hard
When Magnus was a baby, any time to me felt stolen. I would ration out what I took care of each day. One day I would wash my hair. Another day I would shave my calves. The next day I would shave above the knee. The next day I would do my feet with my foot file....
Feeling overwhelmed by work and life? Try these easy tips.
Earlier this week when my neighbor and I were walking through the forest at lunch she said exasperated, “I’m just not happy! I didn’t notice it creeping up on me, but now that it’s here I can’t seem to shake it.” Henry, her big old dog that still chases bears, was...
2 easy steps to relieving anxiety
It’s a hard time, so I want to share with you one of the most important tools of how to deal with anxiety and uncertainty. I love this equation that sums up anxiety from Dr. Becky Kennedy: Anxiety = Uncertainty + Our underestimation of our ability to cope. Most of the...
Small rituals that will help mark the end of your workday
We’ve all had the experience of having a shitty day at work, thinking about it all the way home, and then being preoccupied with it while with our families. We’re unable to be present, we’re distracted, and we’re carrying something around that we can’t even do...
Two words that can change everything
I was sitting on the couch with Magnus sleeping in my arms, my bum making a permanent indent in the couch for sitting on it hours and days on end staring at entire seasons of Friends. My body hurt. I could literally feel my body turning into the shape of my couch. My...
How to build strong relationships, especially with yourself
One of my clients who is also a solopreneur and a busy mom was telling me that she struggled with managing work life balance. Like me, she works from home manages a household and has small children and a partner who works out of the home. She never feels she has...
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