TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
TIPS + TOOLS
Step-by-step ways to become a more pragmatically positive YOU in every micro moment
How To Keep Your Good Going.
About seven months ago, I wrote: Well. We're not there yet. But it feels like our New Normal is close. Can you feel it too? And hopefully, it will be a New Normal that’s been needed for a good long time. I believe in...
How To Harness Positivity When Everything Feels Like A Dumpster Fire
(...and the dumpster was filled with rancid milk and rotting broccoli and dog poop bags.) WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, my theater teacher used to tell us that instead of saying we were nervous before a show, we should...
Pod From The Heart: 5 Podcasting Tips To Start (And Maintain!) A Successful Show
“You should start a podcast. In a few years everyone’s gonna be doing them. If you want to, now’s the time. But you know, also, don’t do it if you don’t want to.” Sitting in a café in Silverlake across from my friend...
The Self-Talk Shift For When You’re Feeling Behind Everyone Else In Life
True or False: I'm able to distance myself from what other people are doing and avoid the comparison trap. Maybe you think I'm not affected by ‘what other people are doing' because all of my work is about being...
Experiential Longing: The Simplest Hack For When You Miss Things.
One of my favorite things in the world is sitting outside with a warm cup of coffee. A to-go situation works, but the best is with actual ceramic cups. There's something so simple in the magic of watching the steam...
6 Ways To Set Boundaries On Social Media (Without Disconnecting)
I'm what's considered an Older Millennial, which means I'm a part of the age group that both grew up with the internet and vividly remembers a time without it. I still remember the ancient dial-up chords of the Prodigy...
We Belong To Each Other: How To Take Care Of Yourself (And Others) When You Can’t Go Anywhere.
In the last five days, I've retracted my RSVP for a cousin's wedding which was later put on hold, cancelled a trip to L.A., postponed a workshop I was co-leading, cancelled my fitness class recording sessions,...
7 Programs + Courses To Do In 2020 For People Who Love Goals (But Hate Diet Culture + The Patriarchy)
Got "New Year, New You"-itis? The amount of course, programs, and 10-day-whatevers that launch in the new year are way too many to count - and, of course, because our culture is designed to make money off of diet...
Let It Go: The Most Productive Formula For Your New Year’s Resolutions.
Doesn’t it sound sexy to say what you’re “leaving behind” in the new year? To make a list of what you’re going to stop doing in 2020? I know it does. I’ve done that before: written down the things I’m leaving behind,...
How To Actually Apologize (from a Highly Sensitive Person + Chronic Over-Apologizer)
You’ve heard it thrice already before breakfast. In line for coffee. When you hold the door. An arm brushes against you unexpectedly at work. The yogi next to you scoots their mat a few inches to the right to make...
Embracing The Pre-Autumn Reset.
Last weekend, I made a rookie mistake of going to HomeGoods on the trifecta of the worst days to go to HomeGoods: the Sunday before school started and September began. As I rode the escalator down the narrow hallway...
Breaking Out Of Negative Cueing
I'VE BEEN teaching group fitness classes for over a decade - way before it was trendy and cool, and definitely way before "fitpros" were the new It celebrities they are right now. This was back when people thought...