A new way of looking at the New Year
I remember feeling some relief when 2020 ended because 2021 had to be a better year, right? And here we are at the end of another long, exhausting, stressful, and unsettling year, but one that’s also been filled with joy, celebration, connection, and kindness. So often we exist in an either/or space. Either we’re happy […]
Help for Handling the Holiday Season
Many of us are dealing with the triple whammy of mood changes with decreased sunlight, stress about the upcoming holidays, and still navigating the pandemic and all that goes along with it. If daylight saving time is affecting your mood in your part of the U.S., you’re not alone. Starting and ending your day in […]
Tune In Mind: The Importance of Tracking Your Mental Health
It can be easy to get lost in the chaos of everyday life, but these unprecedented times have shown that it’s more important than ever to take care of yourself and keep track of the over health of your mental state. Last week, I sent my husband a text for the fourth consecutive cloudy day […]
Easing into Fall
I entered this September differently than I ever have before as I’m returning from my first one-month sabbatical from work. This was the first time in my career that I allowed myself an extensive break to simply be. The weeks quickly filled with birthday celebrations, a family vacation, a memorial service, and some much-needed alone […]
Push Pause on the Road to Success
Recently, we watched and debated, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka taking a break to care for their mental health. While many praised them for pausing and resting others questioned if they were dedicated to their profession. How many of us can relate to wanting, even desperately needing, a break but we don’t take it for […]