wellbeing

Recess, Reclaimed

Recess, Reclaimed

Recess isn’t something we outgrow. It’s something we forget—and then have to choose again. I had the coolest conversation with a colleague t...

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

I was looking back over some pages in my journal and came across this one from October.  Life is often both a juggling and balancing ac...

Cultivating Calm: How Our Energy Ripples Outward

Cultivating Calm: How Our Energy Ripples Outward

I was working register during the busy dinner hour. The lines at Burger King were five across and five deep, filled with families and small,...

Balance Is a Verb: What Cycling (and Crashing) Taught Me About Centering, Scars, and Starting Again

Balance Is a Verb: What Cycling (and Crashing) Taught Me About Centering, Scars, and Starting Again

I learned to ride a bike as a kid, like most of us do, knees scuffed, wobbling, fearless. But learning to really ride? That came later. On a...

You Have the Power to Live with More Balance During Menopause

You Have the Power to Live with More Balance During Menopause

However long you’ve been struggling, you can decide today to take action and go to work toward balance during menopause. “You don’t need to ...

Self-Care: How to Know Yourself. Love Yourself. Empower Yourself.

Self-Care: How to Know Yourself. Love Yourself. Empower Yourself.

For most of my life, I lived by the philosophy of Work Hard and Play Harder. Self-care and balanced wellness was not a concept I was aware o...

The Satisfaction of Completion: 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Completing a Goal or Project

The Satisfaction of Completion: 10 Tips to Get the Most Out of Completing a Goal or Project

It's been 10 days since Jim and I submitted our manuscript to our publisher for editing. We didn't realize the amount of energy, emotions, a...