Subject: Only open if you're ready to take control
Only open if you're ready to take control
May 12th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTI grew up with a single mother. My mom was a nurse (something I was proud of). She was also an alcoholic with a knack for hooking up with the wrong guys (something I wasn’t so proud of). Sometimes she was home, cooking an amazing gourmet meal. Some ...
can you imagine?
May 5th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTLast week we talked about how your brain is wired to go searching for every negative future thing that could possibly (or not!) happen - especially when times are uncertain. And so you end up on a long train of negative "what if's". To help combat ...
How to get off the "what if" train (and take control)
April 28th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTDoes your brain feel cluttered with a million "what if's" lately?What if my family gets sick? What if my parents (or others I love) die?What if the economy doesn't recover?What if my business can't sustain itself through the shutdown?What if my husba ...
Ideas for fun to inspire you
April 21st, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTLast week we talked about putting some FUN back into your life. Even when life has been disrupted and you’re subjected to higher-than-normal levels of stress and anxiety. Because life hasn’t been cancelled. . . and neither has your ability to cr ...
Permission to have fun (we're going to the opera room)
April 14th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTI grew up a choir geek who dreamed of becoming a singing sensation. But after realizing I was a good (not great) opera singer that couldn't compete with Top 40 voices, I gave up on that dream and went to law school instead. And I pretty much stopped ...
Playing mental hide-n-seek? (Do this instead)
April 7th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTTired of feeling mentally wrung out from. . . trying to keep your kids from killing each other for the next month (or more!),arguing with your kids about how to work out their math problems (who, like me, believes that the old way was easier?),worryi ...
Don't cancel happiness (here's what to do)
March 31st, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTA couple of years ago, I met a woman who was dying (she had metastatic breast cancer). She talked openly about her worries and fears (and that she wasn't ready to die). Yet she described herself as a happy person who was enjoying the time she had wit ...
#1 thing you need to know (especially now)
March 24th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTIf you're like me, you're tired of hearing and talking about COVID-19 (and even more tired of how it's impacting your life). Right now, we're under a shelter-in-place order. And I'm trying to find ways to serve my clients, help my audience and run my ...
quick reminder (our virtual coffee starts soon)
March 20th, 2020 at 10:00 am CDTAre you feeling anxious about what's going on (and the uncertainty it's bringing about the future)? Wondering how to be productive when working from home? Not sure how to manage working and home-schooling your kids? This is your friendly reminder tha ...
This is for your sanity
March 19th, 2020 at 10:00 am CDTYes, I'm breaking my one newsletter per week rule. But stick with me Friend because I have something that's going to help keep you sane during this unprecedented time of disruption. Although I've been working from home for several years, I often atte ...