How Music Can Shift Your Life
Self-care is a phrase you’ve all heard, perhaps to the point you cringe when you hear it. Lovely concept. Finding time just for yourself?...
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- Nov 20
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Creating a Season of Gratitude
Our minds are powerful energy tools. We can get swept up in the energy of a negative situation or become masters of observing and...
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- Nov 13
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Want to Find Peace? Start Your Day Like This
Let's see if this sounds at all familiar. Somewhere around 2 PM, your eyes feel as heavy as can be, and you're not sure how you'll get...
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- Nov 6
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The Critical Role a Pause Plays in Your Life
Choices. We all like choices, don’t we? Chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies? A long soaking bath or a steamy warm shower? Now, if...
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- Oct 30
- 2 min
The Letter You Need to Write
When was the last time that you did something kind for yourself? Your life is busy, at times, emotionally draining, so being kind to...
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- Oct 23
- 2 min
Becoming a Peacemaker
We all have the power to manifest wondrous moments in our lives. We also can add to the ‘shaking’ going on. Truth––when we hold on to...
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- Oct 16
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Are Your Emotions Spinning?
Some days are more challenging than others, but we can find bright spots if we open ourselves to them. When we focus on events that bring...
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- Oct 9
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Assumptions and the Season of Giving
The season of giving is upon us, but in truth, giving surrounds us daily. I was in the grocery store last week and saw a woman looking up...
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- Oct 1
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Resetting Your Energy and Instilling Calm
Do you ever feel that everything is out of control in your life? You've forgotten to pay a bill, and the oil light comes on in your car,...
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- Sep 24
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Lessons From Your Inner Guide
Remembering the argument you had with your loved one, you can hear the last words dangling on the edge of your memory. Why do things have...
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- Sep 17
- 2 min
Forgiving Yourself
'I wish I had' is a phrase I've heard many times. Yes, from myself too. Don't we all wish we had known better at specific points? Things...
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- Sep 10
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Waves of Kindness
I spoke to an exhibitor at an art fair this weekend. As I admired her work's beauty, I told her how it invoked a sense of calm and peace....
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- Sep 3
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Time Standing Still
I was driving home from dropping a friend off at the airport at 4:30 AM, pitch black outside, and it seemed a little eerie, but unsure...
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- Aug 28
- 2 min
Change Your Perspective and Change Your Life
Murphy’s Law warns us: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” That mindset many people carry with them; is that you, too? It’s easy...
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- Aug 21
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Feeling Overwhelmed? Pause and B-R-E-A-T-H-E
I found myself in a place over the past few weeks of running from one thing to the next, and before I knew it, my wheels were shaking!...
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
Steps for Improving Communication
Have you ever walked into a room and felt sad before anyone spoke? Or go into the grocery store in a great mood, list in hand, and you're...
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- Aug 6
- 2 min
Sharing Responsibilities
When it comes to daily living, your schedule is often full of your tasks and needs, coupled with those of your loved ones. The lines can...
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- Jul 31
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Creating Priorities
There comes a time in our lives when the past feels parallel with where we are as we have a flashback to specific moments. Time passes...
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- Jul 24
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Tips for Increasing Physical Health
Family caregivers are often on an emotional roller coaster. Caring for a loved one can be endearing because you are helping and showing...
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- Jul 17
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The Reality of Anticipatory Loss
I remember standing in Michael's Craft store looking at my mom, unsure of my feelings. Michaels was a place that we both enjoyed visiting...
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- Jul 10
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Comfort Care for You and Your Loved One
Whether your loved one is going into the hospital or coming home, it is a time when many details are in play simultaneously. And a time...
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- Jul 2
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What Do You Want? Practicing the Art of Self-Care
It’s easy to go through day-to-day events without stopping to ask yourself, “Is this good for me? Is this what I want/need?”. However,...
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- Jun 26
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Change Your Space, Change Your Life
You're halfway into your day, feeling depleted and thinking about the few minutes just before you woke up. There was a gentle peace,...
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- Jun 19
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Healthy Boosts Through Creativity
Creativity is something often overlooked in a balanced life. Diet and exercise all come foremost in our minds, but the art of being...
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- Jun 12
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Mindful, Balanced Living is Obtainable
When someone tells you to 'breathe,' is your response, "Oh really? Do you have any idea of what's going on in my life? I love my job and...
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- Jun 5
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Time in a Bubble
I don't think it is ever too early to have discussions with your loved one about the care they or you would like to receive when the time...
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- May 29
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Cultivating Wellness Within
Here we are, almost halfway through the year already! Time feels like it is passing quickly, and I wonder if any of you are putting off...
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- May 22
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Observing Yourself in the Present Moment
You give so much of yourself in the care of others. When did you take your last deep breath? The impact of not doing so affects both you...
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- May 15
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Support for Caregivers is Vital To Their Own Health
'Family Caregiver' is a title once known by a handful of the population, but its relevance is rapidly growing. In a role that can be...
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- May 8
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Honoring the Special Women in Our Lives
Mother's Day is a beautiful opportunity to honor those women who have given birth to us and women who have nurtured us along the way. The...
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- May 1
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5 Questions to Overcome Doubt
How many times have you done something and then doubted it? Or perhaps you’ve been faced with making a decision and found yourself...
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- Apr 24
- 2 min
Creative Tips for a Balance Life
Your caregiving days can be filled with a variety of things to do. Your lists pile up, or perhaps you can’t even find them among the...
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- Apr 17
- 2 min
Merry-Go-Round Mind
When do you run your mind tapes during the day? Just before sleep or first thing in the morning? We all do it. The balance happens when...
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- Apr 10
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Finding Perspective in a Pause
How often do you say, “I should have…” or “I wish I would have…?” Perspective is everything. In the rush of our daily lives with work and...
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- Apr 2
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Speaking and Listening
Last week, I overheard a conversation at a medical office in the waiting room about what a physician said and what the patient 'heard.'...
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- Mar 27
- 2 min
Memories of Mom
Today is the eighth anniversary of my Mom passing away, and as I type, the tears well up. For some reason, this year, it has been a...
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- Mar 20
- 2 min
Finding a New Way
Emotions, especially in the world of those that give care, can vary from day to day, but they are always present. How much or how often...
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- Mar 13
- 2 min
Avoiding the Rabbit Hole
You're standing in the vegetable aisle at the grocery store, staring at the bins, trying to remember whether it's romaine or butter...
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- Mar 6
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Human Experiences Under Fire
I sit here, waiting on news about my boyfriend's father in the emergency room at Starbucks – hot tea in hand. Living through a scenario...
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- Feb 27
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Enhancing Your Life
When you wake up in the morning, what are the first thoughts that come to mind? The tasks ahead, or perhaps everything left undone from...
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- Feb 20
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The Way You Show Up is Everything
How you show up daily is crucial for both you and those you interact with. Whether it is the clerk at the bank, coworker, client, or...
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- Feb 13
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Life-Changing Peace
How many have heard the phrase "life-changing" when advertisements promise a miracle way of changing us? Wouldn't it be grand if we could...
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- Feb 6
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Calming Your Inner Critic
I ask you to pause and think about this statement: The weight of responsibility that we place on ourselves and the forgiveness we don't...
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- Jan 30
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Signs You May Need Help
I recently spoke with a caregiver who found themselves in the ER with breathing problems. So many possible causes, from allergies to...
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- Jan 23
- 2 min
Bringing Symmetry to Your Life
Wouldn’t it be great to find the one smooth, perfect way to bring symmetry to your life? Where peace, calm, and resilience happen with...
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- Jan 16
- 2 min
Daily Acts of Kindness
Kindness is one of the simplest gifts you can give others and yourself. Showing you care, especially in this fast-paced world, is...
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- Jan 9
- 2 min
Life Changing Events
As I write today, I am getting ready to go to a funeral for a loved one’s Mom. He’s never gone through this before, and the process is...
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- Jan 2
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Steps for Creating Attainable Goals
We are embarking on a New Year and perhaps wondering what the future will bring. Will you be able to find the time for more of what...
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- Nov 28, 2022
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Rest. Reset. Repeat.
Do you find yourself running on adrenaline to get through your days? Powering through even though you're exhausted? With so much...
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- Nov 21, 2022
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Peaceful Interactions
Do you ever stop to reflect on the effect you have on other people’s lives? You can be the reason someone smiles, including yourself, but...
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