Hopefully, you have heard that it is Mental Health Awareness Month by now. Thankfully, more and more people believe that our awareness about mental health needs to be an everyday occurrence. But what does it mean to be aware? Definitions of awareness include: -...
April is Stress Awareness month, and part of what is essential to recognize is the psychological cause of stress, which is uncomfortable emotional experiences. Negative emotions arise when we are stressed because we experience pressure to be and do more than what our...
When organizations are in a state of fear about profits and results, the go-to has been to turn to force to change employees’ behaviors. For example, force them to come into the office five days a week, attend more meetings, be monitored at their computer, etc. The...
What I admire most about women is our ability to be simultaneously strong yet yielding. Early on in my life, I used to think that these qualities were an either-or proposition. Yet, we were literally born to be both. It is what is required of us, whether we give birth...
My heart sank, as I am sure yours did, as more details came forward regarding the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols. As a mother of twin boys, the thought of one of them calling out for me when experiencing unthinkable violence against them continues to bring me to...
How often do you acknowledge yourself and how amazing you are? If you are like most people, the answer is very little or not at all. Heck, you may not even be able to take a compliment. If you do acknowledge yourself, it may be for aspects of life that feel...
If you are like me, the fast pace of life can make your days, weeks, and months seem like a blur. You add things to your to-do list, cross them off, and move on to adding new things that are important for you to do. What doesn’t tend to make it on the to-do list is...
Is it mere coincidence that today is both World Mental Health Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Personally, I don’t believe there are coincidences but rather synchronicities that provide deeper meaning, if we are willing to lean into them. The first synchronicity to...
There are certain symptoms that tend to pop up when you are (unknowingly) ignoring your feelings. These symptoms most commonly show up as feeling: Unmotivated, Burnt out, Drowning from your to-do list Running a marathon or a hamster wheel you can’t get off Remember...
In my last blog, I touched upon self-worth being demonstrated in how we treat ourselves. The small act of not running for our phones in the morning, but instead setting aside a few minutes for our truest part of ourself is an act of courage and self-love. It’s...
