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What Happened When I Stopped Making Rigid Rules for Myself

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and [...]

Want to Eat Healthier and Feel Better on Your Skin?

Would you say you’re a healthy eater? If not, is this a goal for you? For years, people thought of me as healthy because I [...]

Breaking the Cycle of “There’s Something Wrong with Me”

“The wound is where the light enters you.” ~Rumi “I can’t do anything right. There’s something wrong with me.” My daughter said these words quietly, [...]

What Losing My Brother Taught Me About Addiction, Shame, and Love

“Protest any labels that turn people into things. Words are important. If you want to care for something, you call it a ‘flower’; if you [...]

Why Your Friendships Make You Feel Anxious and Overthink Everything

“Many of our relationship struggles are not character flaws but survival strategies that once made sense.” ~Unknown Throughout my life I’ve often been described as confident [...]

Breaking Free from the Constant Need to Be Better

“Enough is a decision, not a condition.” ~Unknown The night sky above Disneyland shimmered in color as fireworks burst to life. My daughters leaned against [...]

The Beauty in Brokenness: Why Your Scars Make You Worthy

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi On July 2, 2009, my life shattered with three words: “He is gone.” I [...]

How to Be Sad on Vacation

“Healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” ~Pema Chodron I [...]

The Growth That Came from Not Saying Sorry

“You are not responsible for other people’s emotional reactions.” ~Susan Forward This morning, in our usual rush and routine heading to school, my son was [...]

The Moment That Brought Me Hope When Life Felt Joyless

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~Buddha There are seasons when life feels stripped of [...]