We have a lot of ideas of what mindfulness is supposed to look like, but In reality, there is no right way to become mindful or to create moments of mindfulness in your daily life. Read along to find out some easy places to start!

Is it difficult for you to create space for yourself that includes doing nothing at all or non-productive activities? Are you constantly thinking about the next task? These omnipresent capitalist values inevitably become entangled not only with self-worth, but also with self-criticism. Read on for tips to slow down and increase self-compassion.

As we prepare for the first holiday season under Covid-19 regulations, many folx are trying to sort out how to hold space for the tenderness they feel right now AND maintain some sort of connection with family members who voted in support of Trump’s discriminatory beliefs. You’ll find eight tips to help you take care of yourself while spending time (or on Zoom calls) with your conservative family members.

School could already be stressful without adding on the coronavirus! These 7 tips can help both teachers and students to manage school anxiety and support you to return to school during stressful times.

A lot of what I hear in grief work is something along the lines of: I feel like I’m not grieving right. It’s an idea that’s reflective of a lot of things about modern life and comparison culture, but I think there’s something unique in its application to loss.

That large, messy thing is grief. It’s a complex matrix of emotions. Sometimes, we feel as though we have followed the dead to another, hollow plane of existence, and sometimes we feel shockingly, electrifyingly alive.

what makes something a guilty pleasure is an underlying assumption that it is embarrassing, frivolous, bad, or that we somehow don’t deserve it. There is guilt in liking it even though one “shouldn’t,” and guilt in fearing judgment. But who decides what is and isn’t pleasurable? What makes someone’s pleasure a guilty one?

HSP’s can play a leading role in moving the world forward by not only continuing to be ourselves, but also in sharing the experience that comes with carefully considering before acting or responding. It’s important for us to feel safe, seen, and heard…

Have you been told that you’re “too sensitive,” “too emotional,” or “too easily overwhelmed?” Do you regularly find yourself feeling misunderstood? I know I have! Many of us don’t understand that fifteen to twenty percent of humans actually have different neurobiology and sensory processing capabilities that make us feel more.

Elaine Aron’s research on highly sensitive people, has been pivotal in developing awareness for and furthering the conversation around the sensitivity trait in our society…I’d like to offer my insight on what those characteristics look like for many of us, as well as offer some of my own perspectives and experiences!