I was at a small, intimate women’s networking event earlier this week and we were going around the room sharing experiences and thoughts on different topics around relationships, purpose, and entrepreneurship. A discussion on boundaries began and one woman shared her discontent: “Why does it take me yelling to get my partner’s attention so that…

Once upon a time food was much simpler. You would flip over to the ingredient list and see “brown sugar” and know, “Okay, there is sugar in here.” But now things are different. Today, you can see labels with date syrup, brown rice syrup, maltose, organic cane juice, and agave – all forms of sugar!…

The Undeniable Importance of Your Mood How do you start your day?  I woke up this morning to one thing on my mind drowning out all else – a song actually – the voice of the late great Chris Cornell. “Please mother mercy, take me from this place. And the long-winded curses I hear in my head”,…

I was out with my yoga studio friends this weekend when, naturally, the topic of work came up. A woman asked me what I did. I explained I was a Mindful Relationship Coach, and she became noticeably excited. I’ve seen this look before and knew it was time for a Q & A. To many…

As it turns out the happiest people out there also think most highly of themselves. According to Stanford University scientist Dr. Robert Sapolsky, the world’s leading researcher on the effects of stress on the human mind and body, “Happiness and self-esteem are important factors in reducing stress.” Why would that be? How is it that stress…

Receiving. A word I had absolutely no context or understanding of but that was routinely thrown around when I first began my “intimacy” coach training. “Giving. Receiving…” it was all very abstract to me and it wasn’t until I learned through experience in various relationships that I came to actually understand the concepts. In truth, it isn’t just…

If you are like so many of us, too much of your time and attention is spent frustrated, exhausted, anxious, consumed with negative emotion. Overwhelmed with life, we begin to drown in our critical mind. Our inner critic; we call it the “Critical Narrator.” Fear of failure, defeat, uncertainty, anger, injustice… we focus on all…

Has your girlfriend or partner ever asked you to do something that, if you’re being brutally honest, you just didn’t want to do? It may not feel great to admit this. I mean you love this person. You want to be helpful to them and you know that they mean well and look to you…

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7 Ways to Cheat 8 Hours of Sleep  As the Founder and CEO of a brand new mental health and wellness company, one of the biggest challenges I face is balancing what I know, the principles I strive to live my life by (practice what you preach) and the realities of being the owner and…