Click above for the video, or here’s the YouTube link – https://youtu.be/R1pe2FeBLu4 – or find the transcript below. _________________________________ When we get triggered, one [...]

I’ll be honest with you: I live a lot of my life in my head. My brain loves to think, analyze, and figure things out. And while that’s served me well in many ways, I’ve been [...]

I’m trying something new this week by including this short video. I would love your feedback. Love this format? Hate it? And if you dislike videos, here’s the transcript. But I tried [...]

Three years before my daughter Leisha would graduate from high school, I scribbled a note on a scrap of paper and propped it up by my computer where I’d see it every day. Enjoy the moment. [...]

I don’t mean to brag, but yesterday I vacuumed, mopped the floors, AND mowed the yard. Then . . . I told my husband about it. All of it. Did I need to? Maybe not. But pointing it out felt [...]

Today is my 59th birthday. I see it as a wonderful opportunity to pause — a gentle invitation to check in with myself. Where am I headed? What matters most now? Am I living in alignment with who [...]

As a new year begins, we may find ourselves surrounded by two very different messages. One says: “Push yourself. Growth requires discipline. Do the hard things.” The other says: “Follow your [...]

For more than a decade, I’ve taught Positive Psychology and witnessed the incredible impact it can have. Helping people notice their thoughts, shift their perspective, and choose a more [...]

When I speak on how to be more positive, one of the practices I often share is how to distract yourself when negative thoughts take over. Listen to a favorite song. Spend time with a pet. Get [...]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to get pulled into the heaviness of everything happening in the world. I’ll read something online, or scroll through social media, and [...]