It’s anxiety. It’s insecurity. It’s fear. It’s not wanting to be seen as someone who wants too much attention.

But playing small gets suffocating sometimes.

Yoga is about being in the discomfort of doing strange things with your body and learning to ride the wave of emotion that comes up. That’s not relaxing.

Grief is a strange thing. There are moments (this is one of them) when the loss of her feels as fresh as it did 25 years ago.

Because it’s not just our minds that experience trauma - our bodies were there for it, too. So, the body needs to be engaged in the healing process.

Yoga isn’t about touching your toes. It’s about what you learn on the way down.

Good morning. Let’s find the sacred in the every day practice.

We can work to create more peace in the world, in tiny ways. And when everything feels overwhelming and the challenges feel insurmountable, the small wins become major triumphs.

My 90s con recap. Unexpected friendships. Being an introvert. And, the enduring cuteness of Scott Wolf.

I’m 97% introverted, according to a totally unscientific online quiz. It’s a tendency that many people don’t understand. So let’s discuss some important things to know about introverts:

There is a lot going on in the world, but you’re allowed to worry about your relationships, too. Here’s some helpful relationship advice you might not expect.

Why be here in this moment? Sometimes this moment totally blows. Why would I want to “be there” for that kind of garbage?

What we can’t articulate controls us.

When we put words to our shame, they lose their power.

When we are having a hard time, it’s nearly impossible to remember what could help us to feel any better.

So let’s make a plan.

When we constantly reject offers of help, we are unconsciously attaching a stigma to receiving help.

I thought attending an autograph convention sounded terrible. I was so, so wrong.

Trees grew much faster in there than they did in the wild, but they would not fully mature. They would collapse on themselves before they could reach their full height. It was confusing.

Whenever I see it on my wrist, whenever I hear the soft click of the beads when they brush against one another, I am reminded to take a breath. I’m reminded that I want to live the principles of mindfulness in my entire life.

There is no quick fix for any type of depression. But we can examine and adjust our relationship with the depression.

People get mad at me for this. But maybe your intuition is not as important as you’ve been led to believe.

We worry. We scroll. We obsess.

What we don’t do is sleep.