Signs you are burning out and what to do about it Last week, while staffing my business’s booth at a conference (only the second time I’ve done that since the pandemic began), I noticed some pretty strong reactions to my invitation to sign up for my “Burnout Proof...
For the last two years, I’ve hosted a New Year’s Eve Restorative Yoga Celebration. As part of that reflective celebration, I invited people to choose a word or phrase to guide their intention for the year. This past year, I chose the word “streamline'' for myself. My...
Several weeks ago when I checked in with the folx in my online community to ask them how they are – for real – I started to get slightly different responses. I’d heard them name exhaustion, anxiety and stress many times before. But this time, they also started to use...
Confession: My Birthday Month of Rest felt like it was on life support about mid-way through August. I led too many events for others and did not schedule enough time for myself. I struggled with Facebook Ads nonsense and wasn’t able to get as many email signups as I...
I want to take intentional time away from screens. I know it would be good for me. I find myself scrolling too much. I even do it before bed and as I wake up in the morning. It’s got me a little strung out, to be honest. Tiffany Shlain’s book, 24/6: Giving Up Screens...
I’ve always been someone who likes planning, but since starting my own business, I’ve had to take it to the next level. I started some business coaching a few months ago with the awesome Caroline and Jason Zook of Wandering Aimfully. One of the first things they ask...
It’s been about a year since I launched the Defy the Trend community. I had a strong sense of purpose, but not yet a clarity of vision. The purpose was to gather as many people as possible into a vibrant, growing community committed to turning their lives and the...
Perfection is not a thing. I’ve said this so many times to people I coach, train and support. But I’ve had to say it even more times to myself. My impulse to show up with my sh*t all together, not a hint of vulnerability, is strong. (For those of you who know the...
“The Great Awkward.” I stopped and clicked quickly on this title while scanning through researcher and storyteller Brené Brown’s “Dare to Lead” podcast list the other day. She and her sister Barrett Guillen, who work together, shared raw and honest reflections on...
Presence. That’s the word that emerged when Sharon Salzberg, the well-known Buddhist meditation teacher and author, invited us to reflect on dharma. The Buddhist concept, which can be understood in a wide variety of ways, can mean that which sustains us or what we can...
You are worthy of rest. As I started to think about the long holiday weekend, it occurred to me that we tend to fill these days with one activity after another. Particularly since many of us spent a couple of years refraining from in-person social activities due...
I sometimes hear the question indirectly through another student. I sometimes see the furrowed brow and perplexed look when I suggest a two-hour restorative yoga class to someone I’m meeting at a party. I can even imagine you making this confused expression or eyes...
My instinct always is to rush to judgment. I love pondering what someone else’s ulterior motives might be, making up an entire backstory as if I’m going to play that person in the TV adaptation of their life. I shut down and believe that they can never change or won’t...
The other day, I put my car key fob in a sweatshirt pocket and washed it with the laundry. Fortunately, the fob still worked after I dried it out and put in a new battery. The next day, I went to the grocery store only to discover that I left my wallet at home. The...
Last week I attended a community conversation at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio, on the topic of loneliness. The gathering was sponsored in part by the Ohio State University Interfaith Council (of which I am a member). Though I was very eager to...