"I give myself permission to be my truest expression of joy." This is something that came up in our weekly Rockstar Coaching Collective call this week and it has stuck with me. (If you haven't heard me talk about Rockstar before, it's an amazing group of women led by health coach and well known author, Robyn Youkilis).  When I first heard Robyn say the words, they struck me as a bit amusing.  Why do I need permission to be joyful?  Read More

I didn’t know how hard it would be to drop you off in front of that big, new school.  You looked so tiny and lost, scared and unsure of where to go next. Last night, when we picked out your shiny new outfit and backpack too big for you, I was so sure that you would be fine.  You are usually so confident, so social, so sure. But today, you looked tiny, and my heart broke from the inside out. All I wanted to do Read More

It's here! The first week of school!  For many of us in the Northeast, the first week of school is FINALLY upon us.  This is the first time I have ever felt a mix of emotions with the start of school - my daughter is starting kindergarten in a new school and my son is starting pre-school in a new classroom at his daycare. That means a lot of new starts for us and new routines to get used to.  Read More

Over the last few weeks, I've found myself in a negative spiral.  I've caught myself engaging in behaviors that many would call "self-sabotage" -- (eating the extra serving of dessert, having the extra glass of wine, indulging in the morning bagel a few too many days in a week, and hearing a lot of negative self-talk as I look in the mirror).  Ever since I hurt my ankle 2.5 months ago, I haven't been able to exercise, and the loss of this ability has put me into a negative frame of mind overall with my health.  I've been eating unhealthy foods and my mindset has been unmotivated.   Read More

I just wrapped up a 4 day online course by Emily King called Money & Miracles.  In it, she spoke about taking time every day to recognize the small miracles that are constantly happening in our lives.  She spoke about the importance of this in terms of the Law of Attraction (if you haven't heard of The Law of Attraction, I would encourage you to google it - there is so much written about it and Abraham Hicks is a well recognized expert in the field).  Essentially, it's the idea that like attracts like.  So if you are constantly putting out vibrations of positivity, happiness, joy, wealth, success - those are the things/people/situations you will attract in your life. Read More

Do you look for the lessons in the hard times?  Do you figure out the path through and work your way down that path as best as you can?  Or do you let yourself feel defeated and depleted?   Read More

I'm learning that the Universe will smack you straight up the head with a lesson until it gets through to you.  That lesson will keep showing up, in whatever way it can, until you finally take hold of it and understand it and live it and allow yourself to absorb it and grow from it.   Read More

As I was sitting in my car this morning contemplating how to get from the driver's seat into my house successfully without spilling my Starbucks all over myself, I realized how much I used to take very simple tasks for granted.  Before ending up in my garage, I had successfully managed to park on Main St. and get into the bank to use the ATM without getting run over, but it was close.  You see, my left foot is in a cast and currently immobile, which has left me with one good leg and 2 metal crutches as my only means to get around on foot.  Read More

If you haven't heard me talk about it yet, you will now - I've been meditating.  Not just once every once in a while, but twice a day, 15 minutes each time, for 21 days straight.  I took a course called Ziva Online which taught me a type of meditation, and I've made a promise to myself to continue it as a practice.  There are a few things that I've learned so far in my 21 straight days of meditation that I wanted to share (PS - that's 630 minutes of meditation or 10.5 hours...a decent amount of time to spend in your own head and learn a thing or two). Read More

"Those last few hours at home with the kids in the evening before they get to bed are so hard.  I know it's supposed to be a happy time - getting home from work, spending the precious time I have in the day with them.  But instead, it is always so stressful.  I'm tired from working all day, and I still have to get everyone through our entire nightly routine including eating, baths, and everything else.  The kids are usually the crankiest, and instead of enjoying this time, I dread it.  There are usually multiple tantrums involved, lots of crying (not always just the kids...), and screaming (again, not always just the kids...). I feel horrible and am in a horrible mood at the end of the evening, and this is not how I want to live my life!  What can I do??" Read More