This week, my father-in-law passed away and our family members gathered in preparation for the services. In the days leading up to the funeral, we shared memories, meals, and helped with the preparations. However, the energy of grief was heavy and omnipresent, leaving us all feeling exhausted. The …
Self Care
How To Use Meditation for Anxiety
Being bombarded daily by news filled with reports of natural disasters, deep political division, and terrorist attacks creates anxiety in many of us. The world feels unsafe and a creeping uneasiness slowly expands in our lives. The simplest technique I have found to counteract this is to use a …
Why Self Care is Essential to a Successful Relationship
Most of us are exhausted by the demands of ever-dinging emails, social media apps and real life challenges of modern life. As a matter of fact, Google searches for the term “self care” has rapidly increased over the past year. When we are feeling drained everyone around us is affected, most of all …