by admin | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m intelligent, curious, and resourceful. These are all good things. But I have also been known to trap myself on a perpetual hamster wheel of repetitive and useless thoughts that do nothing more than exhaust me mentally, physically, emotionally. And maybe...
by admin | Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Why can’t I figure this out?” If you’re like most people, your mental chatter is an endless loop of questions about whether you are good enough or whether you’re where you should be in your life. At midlife, the mind chatter can be relentless and harsh. And...
by admin | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
I confess. I’ve lived most of my life from my brain. Rehashing the same thoughts from every angle is my Olympic sport. I would even say that I “think” my emotions. (If you know, you know.) 🧠 In fact, if you look up overthinker in the dictionary, I wouldn’t...
by admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed? You can’t change a situation with the same thought processes that created the situation (or allowed it) in the first place. You rethink the same thoughts. You spin your wheels. You get nowhere new. It’s frustrating and exhausting and,...
by admin | Jan 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bette Davis said it first about old age, but it’s equally true about the turning points of midlife. What with the body changes of perimenopause and menopause that leave you feeling like a stranger in your own body, to perhaps watching your kids leave the nest...
by admin | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
It has been a tradition in my home to buy my children a tree ornament that captures a significant milestone or interest for them in the year we’re finishing up. Carefully unwrapping the ornaments each year has become another ritual, and a starting point for...