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Election Anxiety

Election Anxiety

Welp, we're officially less than a month away from election day.

My husband and I have wondered if it feels important, contentious, and divisive simply because of where we're at in life (homeowners, with school-aged kids, he's a teacher, I'm a small business owner, we have parents who are retired, deep love for our community, etc.). Or whether it truly is THIS important, contentious, and divisive…

The Never-Ending Bear Hunt

The Never-Ending Bear Hunt

Are you familiar with the children's book We're Going on a Bear Hunt? In case you haven't been inside a preschool in the past, well, ever, it's a children's story about overcoming obstacles.

For some reason, 4 kids, a baby, and a dog are on this adventure (hunting bears?!) and they encounter a bunch of barriers (a deep cold river, thick oozy mud, a big dark forest) on their way to the bear's cave…

Untethered & Groundless

Untethered & Groundless

If you had a dollar for every time you've recently heard, "these are uncertain times," am I right?

Listen, times *are* uncertain. But not any more uncertain than pre-pandemic. Times have always been exactly this uncertain...

So how do we deal with that sensation of being untethered and groundless? Where do we find certainty? Why do these times feel more uncertain than normal?…

I Want OUT of Anxiety

I Want OUT of Anxiety

Many times, I've had the idea that I want OUT of anxiety: it wasn't even enough to push against it or try and avoid it, it was like I wanted to take my skin off, throw it on the ground and get AWAY from the whole experience.

And that was just on a Tuesday

A Moment with the Breath

A Moment with the Breath

The breath is having a big moment right now: between a global pandemic centered around a virus that affects the lungs and our ability to breathe, and the protests centered in no small part around every human beings right to breathe, the breath is at the center of our attention…

Props for Support

Props for Support

Everything I'm hearing, from clients to friends, family to neighbors, points to the idea that we all need to take it easy on ourselves. That we could use a few more permission slips to be gentle with our days. That we can't get enough reminders that we are absolutely enough, exactly as we are, and that we are allowed whatever support and assistance we require. Basically: that props are proving more and more essential

Rockstars & Managers

Rockstars & Managers

What do rockstars have to do with coaching? What do managers have to do with mental health and managing your mind?

This week on the podcast, we're talking about one of the most fun tools I've created and something that I use with most of my clients: Rockstars & Managers

Creating a Sustainable Life

Creating a Sustainable Life

Happy Earth Day! Today on The Transforming Anxiety Podcast, we're going to do something to honor sustainability, but from the perspective of you, your body, and your mind. We're talking about creating a sustainable life using the natural resources of YOU.

Mental Distancing (Mental Health During COVID-19 Series #2)

Mental Distancing (Mental Health During COVID-19 Series #2)

Welcome to week #2 of the Mental Health During COVID-19 series. For the coming weeks, we're going to be doubling down on caring for ourselves from the inside out: cleaning up our minds together, trying out new tools and concepts, and taking a moment for ourselves in the midst of this pandemic…

The *How to Not Panic* Sessions: 7

The *How to Not Panic* Sessions: 7

Well hello again. Welcome back. I’m so glad to be here, with you, on this Friday afternoon. So before we get into today’s episode, I want to remind you: this is the last of the daily podcasts...for now at least. But I’m going to be doing 2 things in the coming days and weeks: one is that I will be going live on Facebook and Instagram and offering support and coaching and sharing some love and socializing-from-a-distance on those platforms…