We’ve heard a lot about the power of gratitude. It’s not a new idea. It’s been studied extensively by psychologists and proven to be effective for…
Healing Grief with Five Simple Daily Exercises
You are not alone if you’re in pain. You’re not alone if you’re wondering how the world can go on when you’re hurting so much. I…
Expressing Appreciation Improves Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Practicing gratitude is a simple and effective way to improve mental health. Practicing gratitude is my favorite way! It is…
Go On a Solo Adventure
I made a solo day trip to Killington, back and forth in one day! Nine hours of driving (4.5 hours each way) for 5 hours of…
Finding peace and closure, 27 years later.
My father died alone on a chairlift at Okemo Mountain, VT after suffering a sudden heart attack on the morning of Monday, November 21, 1994. We…
Stop Telling Yourself Happiness Lies
Often, we are given subtle or not so subtle messages through motivational quotes and Instagram posts that are simply not true. When we don’t question them…
Three Things That Hinder Your Gratitude Practice
While there’s no “wrong” way to practice gratitude, there are three things that people commonly do that get in the way of feeling good, or can even…
Give yourself permission to feel, permission to grieve, permission to heal.
Life throws curveballs, you know. Even the best laid plans get derailed from time to time. Life has disappointments, big and small. Life has losses, big…
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is difficult. Why is so hard to forgive? Part of the reason is that it is hard to forget. Research demonstrates that we tend to…