[SELF-CARE] Repetitive Eating for Health!

Deciding what to eat can absorb a lot of time and energy, not to mention the time spent shopping, cooking, and cleaning. I've found that eating simply and repetitively not only keeps me healthy but saves me a lot of time and energy.

In this post, I discuss some of the healthy foods that make my life simply and delicious!

[SELF-CARE] When Life Gets Crazy, Lean Into Self-Care

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. This is a person who knows the value of self-care. 

The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of my podcast and newsletter over the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need to thrive in all areas of your life.

In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices. I hope that this detailed exploration of the many ways to take care of yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually can give you some ideas to help you craft some self-care rituals of your own. As I recently heard at a training I attended, the point of learning is not to solve your problems for you, but to give you that little boost you need to get moving to solve the problem for yourself.

I am six episodes in to what I'm calling "A Season of Self-Care". You can find all of them compiled on this one website. 

#selfcare #selfcareishealthcare

[LIFE DESIGN] Why and How to be a Lifelong Learner

"Do or do not, there is no try." ~Yoda

The same can be said for believing that the information you need is available to you. Whether you are trying to figure out your next professional move, or trying to figure out how to become neater (me!), or trying to figure out how to improve your skin (me 12 years ago!) -- the knowledge exists if only you are open to finding it.

[LIFE DESIGN] Four Steps to "Sew-Up" the Old Year and Prepare for the New

I used to get depressed about the end of the holiday season, dragging my feet into the new year with the momentum of a sloth. But now that I have my end of year rituals in place, I look forward to this time of year.

Here are the four steps I take to sew up my old year 🪡 so I can put old things to rest and embrace the new goodness headed my way!

[LIFE DESIGN] Start Your New Year with a PLAN📆

I like to start my annual planning the week of Thanksgiving because it gives me time to "percolate" on the question of "what do I want to do/be/accomplish next year." This is a big, boundaryless question and I find that questions like this are best answered with some writing and contemplation coupled with enough time to think about it.✍️

In this newsletter I'll give you some tips and ideas for how you can start thinking about 2026, and if you'd like more guidance from me, I've created a couple of on-demand videos to help guide you through my process for thinking about each year.

Finding Joy, Purpose, and Fulfillment with Flow State

You know that feeling when you are doing something and you lose all track of time, your energy seems limitless, and the rest of the world falls away and it's just you and whatever you're doing?

That's you in the flow state.

It's euphoric and it gives you a sense that you're doing exactly what you're supposed supposed to be doing.

This week, I chatted with Flow State Expert and Author Diane Allen about how she discovered ways to access flow on purpose and how you can bring it into your work life for more joy and purpose. Here are some highlights.