by Lori Ann King | May 12, 2026 | Self-Care
I remember a conversation I had with a woman who had left an abusive marriage. We talked about survival, stress, exhaustion, and the slow ways people can lose themselves without even realizing it. At one point, she said something that stopped me in my tracks. “Over...
by Lori Ann King | Apr 20, 2026 | Self-Care
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 this month. He’s a student advisor, and he tells his students something simple and unexpected: Make time for recess. The moment...
by Lori Ann King | Mar 24, 2026 | Self-Care
Every once in a while, we come back to what we know: routine can help manage times of anxiety and stress. A few weeks back, Jim and I both had a cold. Nothing major, but it lingered. We slept more, moved less, and gave ourselves permission to skip the gym, the bike,...
by Lori Ann King | Mar 10, 2026 | Self-Care
Recently, I finished a hot BikYasa yoga class and came home thinking I might take a nap. But then a text came in from a friend confirming a tea date a bit earlier than I’d expected. Nap or tea with a friend? Both are forms of self-care. Rest matters. But so does...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 7, 2026 | Self-Care
Last year, I finally admitted something: I was exhausted not because I was working too hard, but because I was constantly paddling upstream. I had knowledge and skills. I cared. I was doing what I thought I should be doing. But something was off. I was forcing...
by Lori Ann King | Dec 2, 2025 | Self-Care
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 act. I’m someone who pushes myself right up to the edge, and then life happens and pushes me over. As we begin the slow descent into...
