Journaling is one of the best ways to practice mindfulness! We bring intention, cultivate awareness, and bring focus (so that our brain can do its “neuroplastic” magic).When I’m “out of town,” I like to be creative with my five year old son. Time away from home seems to make the days longer and flow more […]
Journaling “dates” can help you do both! It was not until I joined a women’s writing group held in Marilyn Bousquin’s home (now called Writing Women’s Lives Memoir Academy) about 15 years ago that I began to speak. And my story was held by the women who I had just recently met. It was like […]
This week has been a tough one. The spiraling nature of growth (post-trauma) has been hitting me hard. I have turned the kindness and love I show for others towards myself. This idea by Curt Thompson, author and psychiatrist, has helped. He writes that:the brain can do hard things for a long time if it’s […]