6 Essential Practices for Hard-to-Reach Stressors
This summer we’ve decided not to go home. We’re here, in Tokyo, living out our sweltering summer amidst the asphalt and kakigoori (also known as the best thing made from ice ever invented). My mom’s...
View ArticleMy Top 10 Mindfulness-Saved-Me Moments in Parenting
Thinking about joining my upcoming Mindfulness Skills for Parenting Workshop in Tokyo? Wondering how you might put the skills you gain to use? Here are a few highlights of how becoming more mindful...
View ArticleExpat Lessons from my Unexpected Garden
I’ve always loved to be in gardens, but I’ve never really been a fan of actual gardening. This is because my mom used to make us pull weeds in the Texas heat with all those sticker-burrs and fire...
View ArticleBack to School and Back to YOU!
Let’s face it – you love your kids, but you might…just might…be happy they’re all back at school. Right now it’s possible you look like the lady in that photo…right? If there’s one thing I hear from...
View ArticleLittle Bits of Light in the Woods
A couple of nights ago we faced a life-threatening health emergency with one of our children. Our middle son has Type 1 Diabetes. It’s well controlled and even though it’s a big part of our lives, it...
View ArticleMy Take on Mindfulness
I first started learning about mindfulness about 10 years ago when my oldest child was a toddler. My initial response was – “No way!” I couldn’t imagine how slowing down and paying attention to what I...
View ArticleCoaching Opportunities in 2018
In the past two days I’ve had the incredible pleasure to conduct “get-to-know-you” sessions with the participants in the beta-test of my Finding Your Way: Everyday Mindfulness for Critical Moments...
View ArticleWhat Does it Take to Practice Mindfulness?
This past week I had so much fun creating a series of Facebook live videos where I answered the question, “What does it take to practice mindfulness?” This is such an important topic to me and I love...
View ArticleFive Ways Mindfulness Helps Me Find Home
It’s no secret that I’ve found a daily mindfulness practice to be a key ingredient in my ability to manage the ups and downs of our international life. Despite common misunderstandings about...
View ArticleRelocation Season
It’s May and that means a lot of things for those of us living between cultures. If you have children, their school year is likely coming to an end. If you’re an expat you may be planning travel or...
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