I just had a session with a client who started by telling me she had just woken up from a midday nap. She’s rightfully absorbing the last few days of being on her own schedule, before starting a new high profile, high stress job. “Oh how amazing!” I reflected back to...
When you’re overwhelmed and realize there’s too much on your plate, you need to prevent more things from getting on our list, by setting boundaries. Having healthy boundaries means you won’t be trying to do it all. You won’t crack under the pressure of...
“I’m so overwhelmed, there’s way too much on my plate. I can’t get it all done well, and my life is out of balance.” That’s the kind of complaint I hear quite often from my clients these days. Even after they’ve prioritized and delegated, there’s STILL too much to get...
A poem written by one of my brilliant and beautiful patients after a treatment. I was completely moved, and honored when she read it to me, and told me I could share it with you. May it stir something in you… *THE ACUPUNCTURIST* I paid good money to cry today....
I’m finally emerging from a big transition and it feels exciting, alive, and a little scary too. I had to go inside this transition tunnel to gather myself, decide what to keep and leave behind from my old life, and prepare to come into a world of new...
The rain this past week in San Francisco has made me want to stay inside and cocoon. I found myself thinking about the difference between alone time to recharge and isolation. When does solitary, unstructured time feel like self-care and how do I let that luxury slip...