Tend To Yourself Thursday {8/1}: Seeing Life From A Place Of Rested
As August unfolds, nature begins its annual harvest. The fruits of spring and summer’s labor ripen, ready to be gathered. In our inner worlds, a similar process occurs. The personal growth we’ve nurtured through our experiences, challenges, and moments of self-reflection is ready to be recognized. What seeds of change have you planted this year? […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {7/25}: The Value of Simplicity in Healing
I don’t know about you, but it seems the energy this summer season is a bit of a roller coaster. As we pause to tend to ourselves this week, let’s keep it simple. Some of us here are high achieving, intuitive beings who tend toward anxiety, perfectionism, and inner criticism. That means you likely tend […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {7/18}: Finding Peace In The Midst of Worry
In today’s Tend To Yourself Thursday, let’s take a moment to receive the wisdom of Wendell Berry’s poem, “The Peace of Wild Things.” When we get caught in cycles of overthinking, fearing the unknown, and trying to control outcomes, we are lead to exhaustion and disconnection. But, in this piece, we find a profound reflection […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {7/4}: Understanding True Emotion Regulation
Welcome to another Tend To Yourself Thursday. Have you idealized calmness or stoicism in the name of “keeping it cool, calm and collected?” I know this one well. It’s an unrealistic expectation and leads to feeling frustrated with ourselves when emotions naturally fluctuate. It’s hindered my own authentic self-expression which actually keeps me emotionally healthy. […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {6/27}: A Holistic Approach to Stress & Anxiety
Have you ever tried to think your way out of feelings like anxiety? Thinking yourself in circles, believing if you could just figure it out somehow, or make it make sense, you wouldn’t feel this way? Many of us believe that changing our mindset, our thoughts, or finding some logical reason for it is the […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {6/20}: A Truth About Emotions
Welcome to another Tend To Yourself Thursday. In keeping with this month’s theme of stress & anxiety, another common misconception: the belief that stress and anxiety are bad, and that feeling states are things to be fixed. This belief can lead us to struggle against our natural emotional experiences rather than embracing them as part […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {6/13}: Overcoming Stress & Anxiety By Redefining Progress
As we approach the summer solstice, let’s explore its symbolism of harmony, balance, and flourishing as it relates to our experience of stress and anxiety. One way I like to support a balanced mindset is by busting common misconceptions about what it means to make progress on our healing journey and set realistic expectations so […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {5/30}: Learning From Nature’s Wisdom
Welcome to another edition of Tend To Yourself Thursday. This week, let’s draw inspiration from an unexpected source: the innovative spider and its web. In Joshua Sokol’s article, spiders use their webs not just for catching prey, but as extensions of their mind. Known as extended cognition, the concept suggests a spider’s web is a […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {5/23}: Embracing Sensitivity With Compassion
This week, I want to share a topic that is close to my heart: the experience of being a sensitive person. Sensitivity is often misunderstood and judged as a weakness. Maybe like me, you’ve also been told throughout your life “you’re too sensitive.” Parts of me still struggle with this internalized shame. Through my own […]
Tend To Yourself Thursday {5/16}
As we gather for another Tend To Yourself Thursday, let’s take a moment to receive the wisdom of Rumi’s masterpiece, “The Guest House.” In its poetic verses, we find insights into concepts of mindfulness, radical acceptance, and emotional resilience. The Guest House by Rumi: This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. […]
