mindfulness

Being Yourself

Being Yourself

We're going to do something a little different this week on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast...I want to have a conversation with you about something I'm personally working on.

This is not unique to me at all; it's something I suspect is the work ahead of many of us. And that is: Being Yourself

Stolen Confidence

Stolen Confidence

Women struggle with anxiety for a handful of reasons, but one of the biggies is a lack of confidence.

We treat confidence like we got lucky and have it, or don't. That it's something we may magically feel someday down the road, but can't right now. That it's on the opposite end of the emotional spectrum from anxiety...meaning: we can either feel anxious OR confident, but certainly not both…

You Are Enough

You Are Enough

There's a strong undercurrent of "not enough" in our culture...

We are always trying to be better, thinner, funnier, smarter, richer, and further along than we are right now. There's a never-ending striving towards MORE. Having more, producing more, doing more...

Have you noticed??…

Can't vs. Don't Want To

Can't vs. Don't Want To

Tell me, how often have you said something like:

  • I can't handle it when my boss is so demanding

  • I can't go through with that conversation

  • I can't handle it when the kids are sick

  • I can't imagine how I'd get through that kind of situation...

Peace-Keeper vs. Peace-Maker

Peace-Keeper vs. Peace-Maker

Anyone else find themselves going through the day, just trying to keep the peace?

Between the kids, the co-workers, the family, and the love-her-but-she's-kinda-tricky friend...not to mention the bigger world and all the COVID disagreements and social injustice and political upheaval...well, my friend, there's a lot of unrest that could use some peace-keeping…

Compare & Compete

Compare & Compete

Well, ready or not, 2022 is here!

And instead of wishing you a "happy new year" I'm just going to say: "new year!" Because really, it doesn't have to be happy. Or easy. Or peaceful. Or certain. If we've learned anything the past 2 years, we've learned to adjust our expectations of what might happen. So I'm going to just stick to the facts here: new year to you!…

Setting Goals

Setting Goals

Happy (almost) New Year! 2022...and who the hell knows what this year will hold. I think most of us stopped guessing in early 2021 when it became pretty clear life was gonna be just as life-y as it wanted to be... 🙃

And although we're certainly along for this ride (whether we like it or not) and it's obvious we don't have control over how things are gonna go *out there*, there's actually a decent amount of authority we all have in our lives when we turn our attention inside…

Being Imperfect

Being Imperfect

It's Christmastime, dear ones, here we go! For so many of us it's like the parenthood superbowl, the to-do list marathon, and the Pinterest-perfect Olympics all wrapped up into ONE DAY.

*sigh*

It also doesn't have to be that way...

Let's Talk About Being Awkward

Let's Talk About Being Awkward

This should be fun, right?? A conversation all about being awkward.

I've found that feeling awkward, and even a *fear* of feeling of awkward, can be quite a source of anxiety. And y'know, around here, instead of shying away from those kinds of topics, I like to move towards them and see if we can't make some sense of them together…

Family Anxiety

Family Anxiety

How are you this week, my friend? We've made it to December (!)...and this year that's no small thing. This ongoing pandemic is taking a toll and I just want to take a quick moment here to say: yay, you're doing it! Well done you. 👏

Be Kind, Not Polite

Be Kind, Not Polite

How are you doing this week, my friend? Here in the States we're on the eve of Thanksgiving, which means the eve of the holiday season...and with that, oh boy, with that comes a whooooole bunch of...well, overwhelming, stressful, anxiety-inducing STUFF. Amiright?…