Oct. 24

When you’re in a difficult situation that you cannot change, ask yourself: “What greater purpose might this be serving in my life?” Let’s say you’re working for someone who is rude, inconsiderate and hurtful. However, you need the job, and you don’t see an easy...

Oct. 23

What sparks joy in your life? I first came across this question in Marie Kondo’s book “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” The premise being, when attending to your physical space, instead of focusing on things you’re getting rid of, focus on things you get to...

Oct. 22

Finding your life’s meaning is another one of those things that can feel daunting and/or too big to tackle. Some people have a natural sense of their life’s purpose and meaning, and others develop this over time. And some people may never feel like they come to one...

Oct. 21

Trauma cannot be healed in a vacuum. Trauma happened at a time when there wasn’t someone there to help us process, integrate and understand what just happened. And often, it was the result of being betrayed by someone who was supposed to be that someone during those...

Oct. 19

People always ask me what the biggest shift was during my time in Burma. Obviously, there were many shifts, and some I can’t even put into words. But my knee jerk response is that I became my own best friend. In spending so much time with myself, in a demanding...