“I just want to be happy.” I hear this all the time—from clients, friends, and honestly, I have said it myself. But when I ask what happiness actually means, most people pause. Is it joy? Peace? Freedom? Or just the absence of pain? For many of us who are...
Sometimes feelings don’t just sit in our head — they show up in our body. Tight chest, tense shoulders, heavy stomach, buzzing under your skin… emotions live there, quietly (or loudly), asking for our attention. When we’re overwhelmed, our first instinct is often to...
Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot on friendship—specifically what it means to show up for those we care about when we’re struggling ourselves. When we’re carrying grief, heartbreak, or simply navigating a heavy season of life, it can feel nearly impossible to be...
In simple terms, the present moment is this exact very moment. The here and now. For you, the reader of this blog post, the present moment is that you are reading. Perhaps you’re at home, reading on your computer, sipping on tea, with your children playing in the...
