Pain. 

Whether we are talking about emotional pain or physical pain, it’s something we all feel, and it’s also something we try to get out of as soon as we can. 

At some point, you’ve probably tried to silence it, push through it, numb it, medicate it, or avoid it. Or maybe all of those things. 

I’m writing about pain this week because I’ve been having nerve pain in my arm that is coming from my neck. Ouch.

There have been a few moments where I wanted to yell- “give me all the dr...

Over the last two weeks, I’ve been sharing a simple but meaningful trio of practices to help us all through these times. 

We began with Centering—returning to ourselves before allowing outside noise and energy to enter.

Then moved into Compassion—making the choice to stay open yet boundaried- to discern and not absorb, and to stay tender, even in a hard world.💛

And now we arrive at the third piece: Creativity. It's magic🪄 is about reminding us that we are alive.

Many of us, including myself...

When the world feels loud, start here.

As I was trying to think of something semi-interesting or valuable to share with you this week, given everything happening in the world, I thought of a question that had come up a lot with my clients lately. 

How do we stay discerning where we put our time, energy, and attention?

Three practices came up. 

✨ Centering. 💛 Compassion. 🎨 Creativity.

Once I started writing, I realized I had a lot to say about each practice, so I decided to break it into a c...