How do you Recover?

These are emotional, physical, and mental mountains and peaks that include cortisol spikes, fatigue your adrenals, and impact your nervous system. Contemplating these 3 questions will help you better recover and build up your resilience.

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When You Finish That Jigsaw Puzzle...

Whether you’re feeling extremely busy and chaotic with kids, work, and everything in between, or you’ve got more time and feelings on your hands than you know what to do with, the world is experiencing an awkward pregnant pause that collectively has us less occupied with external distractions. This stillness is an opportunity to peek inside.

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The Formula for Transformation

One reminder I have for each of them is self-compassion. Leaving room for human-ness. If you miss a day (or two), or slip up on your commitment, just recognize that then start fresh. Stop yourself from the internal guilt, shaming, or storyline of “ugh I fucked up again” that goes through your mind.

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Busting A Popular Meditation Myth

The purpose of starting and maintaining a mindfulness practice is not to turn off your brain. It’s to build up a mindfulness muscle that allows you to get out of the chaos of your mind, notice what’s happening in your mind and body, and get more present in the current moment. 

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How To Get Rid of 'Passion Guilt'

Passion is anything that lights you up. That gets you excited. That activates the part of you that thinks about new ideas and possibilities. The thing you do when you are in flow and totally immersed in what you’re doing. It’s curiosity. It’s activating your spirit. It’s heat and zeal and joy.

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