Category: Rest
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Three Months Off
How are you? It’s been a while since we last connected and a lot has happened for me, as I’m sure it has for you too! The biggest news is that I fulfilled a decades long dream to travel to India. Thanks to an amazing benefit through my job, I had a 3-month sabbatical…
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The Four Most Important Things I Did For My Well-Being in 2022
In 2022, I did not take my usual approach to self-care. I worked out way less, let go of goals, ate plenty of bread and cheese and at the start of this new year, I find that I feel far more connected to my true self than ever. No, it has nothing to do with…
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The Grace of Space
Time and space can seem especially scarce when you need it the most. However, it’s closer at hand than we often realize. The smallest amount can make a huge difference in our outlook and well-being. Recently, my grandmother passed away. The Queen of my family’s Universe, the most humble, generous, and loving human I’ve ever…
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The Body Talks
I got a call that my Grandmother had stopped eating and drinking. She was transitioning to palliative care, and it was time to book travel and get there asap. The next day, I woke up with intense low back pain. I had two days to get everything sorted out to leave town, so I did…
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Don’t Force It
Life can be a tricky balance of knowing when to push and knowing when to let go. Sometimes you’ll be in execution mode, sometimes you’ll be in flow mode, and sometimes you’ll be in something entirely different and unknown. Respect the seasons of your life, respect your energy, and get clear on your priorities. This…
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A lazy day gone wrong
All week I was looking forward to a lazy day extravaganza on Saturday. We were expecting a tropical storm to blow through, and as I wrote about previously, there’s nothing like a good rain storm to help me get fully cozy and let go of responsibilities. Unfortunately, my lazy day didn’t go at all as…
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How are your hormones today?
Might seem like an odd question, yet it’s so important! There was a day last week where I just couldn’t hold it together. Brain fog was intense, so concentrating for more than five minutes at a time was out of the question. I felt extremely sensitive and my eyes were randomly filling with tears for…
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Enjoy The Rain
There is a beautiful rain and thunderstorm happening right now, and I want to enjoy it. When this happens in the middle of the work day, I want to immediately go crawl under the covers with a good book. Now it’s the evening, the moment is here, so off I go, under my blanket with…
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Energy Through Deep Work
A couple weeks ago I introduced the book Deep Work and my inspiration to greatly limit the amount of time spent each day on Instagram, on a quest to eliminate mindless, unsatisfying, time wasting scrolling. I’m happy to report that after just a few days of not checking IG during the workday, the unconscious habit…
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Permission to Rest
A couple weeks ago, after a particularly taxing week at work, I picked up a new book on the weekend, and it sucked me in. I couldn’t put it down and there was a voice in my head nagging at me, telling me I had to clean my apartment and take care of… who knows?…