Five weeks ago something totally unexpected happened… I had been doing my usual 4-6 hours a week on the computer, with one particular week closer to 10 hours, when suddenly my body said “no more.” Meaning, any time on the computer or phone (technology), I now get physically ill – nausea, increased heart rate, head

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I used to love rock climbing. I would spend weeks on the road hitting places like Joshua Tree, CA, Red Rocks, NV and Smith Rocks, OR. What I loved most was face climbing, where you hold onto little nubbins and pockets in the face of the rock. Crack climbing scared me. To hone my skills,

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I’ve just finished 2 back to back courses at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur to stretch myself and grow in new ways. To say I’ve been putting myself “out there” for the last week is a bit of an understatement. Let’s just say I had a mixture of butterflies and “Oh crap, I’ve got

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I had the “pleasing disease” for awhile. I wanted everyone to like me, not say no to others, over work, not get enough sleep, suppress my anger and resentment that I was feeling because I had overextended myself, and go on each day just like that. Until I got sick for 2 years. Then things

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I know what you’re thinking, “I hate having anxiety!” – maybe I’m wrong in saying this, but my guess is, I’m not. It’s not a pleasant feeling: maybe you have a knot in your stomach, tightness in your chest or shoulders, nausea, insomnia, or fatigue. I know for me, I didn’t like it when I

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