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Little Things to Help You Feel Loved

Ever notice how changing small things can feel like a bother? Too much work for the reward? Silly example… Whenever I zoom, I put on a bit of makeup. I think the definition makes understanding emotions...

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It’s a Shame

Do you get the feeling sometimes that there is something WRONG with you… that you’re somehow “bad” and don’t deserve what other people get? If so… It’s a SHAME. I remember in elementary school how...

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Instead of Fixing… Allowing

The unseen, inner intelligence that keeps our heart beating is the same intelligence that can restore our health-even if that restoration will take a miracle. But this is not an intelligence that can...

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Quick energy to get off the couch

It was a low-energy day here on the mountain. A perfect day for meditating, which I did. Then I felt that what I really needed was to get moving, to get out on the trail and move my body. Yep! That’s...

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It’s Not Really Mine Anyway… Letting In Abundance

Do you let yourself “own” your abundance? Most of us would immediately say, “Yes, of course. I just want more!” But if you dig a little deeper, you may find some old patterns and fears lurking in the...

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Don’t Settle for Just Feeling Fine

I spent a lot of years answering the greeting, “How are you doing?” with “fine"—when I wasn't. I was dying.

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Resolved: I Choose To Feel Good!

So often when we set life goals or make resolutions, they are around either Big Things We Want or Big Things We Must FIX. I propose you join me in a different kind of personal FOCUS: I Choose To Feel...

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Letting Joy Into Your Holiday

The holidays are supposed to be full of laughter and joy, aren’t they? I remember the promise of a glittering tree, brightly wrapped packages, warm cookies baking. As children, we were willing to dream...

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Grounding Exercises – Regain Your Balance and Composure

(FREE Audio) When we start reconnecting with the body, sometimes we can find triggers that feel overwhelming. Here are some techniques that help us regain some balance and regroup. This audio covers...

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Body Image Beliefs Create Reactions, Not Just Thoughts

A body-image belief is not merely a sentence in the mind. It can change posture, appetite, movement, visibility, sexuality, healthcare choices, and how much pleasure we allow ourselves. This Guide...

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Movement Can Be Play, Not Punishment

Movement is often framed as correction: burn more, weigh less, perform better, try harder. The body may resist not because it hates movement, but because it expects judgment, comparison, or coercion....

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Pleasure Begins When Your Body Has Enough Room to Notice

Pleasure is not only a reward we earn after every danger and duty has disappeared. It is part of how the body recognizes aliveness, connection, beauty, relief, and nourishment. Yet pleasure requires...

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When Receiving Help Feels Scarier Than Struggling Alone

Competence can be a strength and a survival strategy. If relying on people once brought disappointment, control, humiliation, or abandonment, we may organize life around never needing anyone. We...

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If I Stop These Negative Thoughts, I Won’t Be Safe!

Why do you keep repeating negative thoughts? There is a certain draw to them. Almost like watching a car accident… That semi-compulsive feeling comes from somewhere. And it has roots in some very...

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Tapping for Mental Muggings And Upgrading Your Thoughts…

Ever feel like your thoughts were a car skidding out of control… And you were trapped inside? Thoughts can be SO powerful. And believable. It’s easy to get caught up in them and sucked into the story...

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What makes you feel safe?

What makes you feel safe? What if you could trigger that safe feeling more easily? Let's explore this together... Okay... So when you reach for safety, what do you reach for? Write down the first thing...

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How much does your brain get in your way?

What do you think your limiting beliefs and fears take away from your life? I was surprised to be reminded how big an impact they can have, in a not very fun way, last week… I’ve cleared away a lot,...

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Your Worth Is Not Your Productivity

When worth has been tied to output, even a small increase in energy can trigger a flood of demands. “If I feel a little better, I should clean the whole house, catch up, earn more, help everyone, and...

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When Play Feels Unfair

It can be surprisingly hard to play while someone we love is working. Even with explicit permission, the body may feel that rest, pleasure, or recreation is unfair unless everyone is doing the same...

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Rest, Recalibration, and the Fear You Are Hiding

A day of solitude, television, simple food, or very little outward productivity can look like hiding. Sometimes it is avoidance. Sometimes the system is recalibrating after grief, caregiving, intense...

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