Are you ready for 2020?! I am energized by the promise, possibilities, and infinitely varied opportunities the New Year brings and have some exciting projects in the works. I like to take some time at the close of the year to reflect on what I’ve learned, what I’ve loved, and what I’m ready to let go of as we head into 2020. I also like to land on a word of intention for the year. (I’ve written about my process in Breathe, Empower, Achieve and here.) What is my word of the ye

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season comes added stress. Fortunately, there are simple ways to calm your spirit. On PBS-39 TV I share strategies for lowering your stress as the holiday calendar fills up. A special thanks to empowered women Brittany Sweeney and Larissa Noto for the interview! You can watch the segment here. #mindfulbreaks #mindulness

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” Lin Yutang After years of my now-seventeen-year-old daughter yearning for a trip to Europe, my husband and I determined this was the summer we’d make her dream a reality. Knowing our seven-year-old woul

Cory Thomsen is a certified, professional Co-Active coach and spiritual mentor. After almost two decades in Big 4 public accounting, she experienced an internal war of anxiety between career and motherhood, and then a tragic loss invited her to explore what it means to be human. She now coaches others on releasing their own self-limiting blocks to freedom, fulfillment, and joy. She lives in Katy, Texas alongside her husband of eighteen years, their two kids, dog and guinea pi

Before I published my first book, I had no idea just how much behind-the-scenes work goes on in the publishing world to create a book title and cover that properly convey the content within—art, editorial, sales, and publicity all have a hand in the process. My latest book is no exception and so…I am beyond excited to share the cover of my new book and let you know that BREATHE, EMPOWER, ACHIEVE: 5-MINUTE MINDFULNESS FOR WOMEN WHO DO IT ALL will hit the shelves October 1st a

Anne Alexander is a dynamic entrepreneurial leader who is driven by the desire to empower people – and businesses — to realize their full potential. Author of two New York Times best-sellers, brand-builder, and turn-around specialist with an international track record of success, Anne has led creative teams at Rodale, National Geographic, and internationally. She is currently the Editor of Mindful Magazine, an international non-profit sharing the best of secular mindfulness.

Veronica is an entrepreneur and personal development mentor and strategist. She is passionate about women’s empowerment and her company Alma & Eva creates many opportunities for women to overcome self limiting beliefs that hinder their success. Veronica’s motto is No False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R) Just Progress. She believes that women deserves to re-write the narratives of their lives in a way that gives them back the power that was once taken away. Veronica current

jakob owens/unsplash.com Mindfulness has served me well in all sorts of situations—as my son retold my recent encounter to his friend, “My mom found a baby at the mall yesterday.” Let me explain. Gratefully headed toward the mall exit after a few long hours shopping with my daughter and mother, we came across a little lost girl. Sobbing and calling out quietly for her mother, she appeared terrified of the male security guard attempting to extract identifying information. Cowe

Anwar Ali/unsplash After my most recent weekly mindfulness email, a long-time friend sent back a response: Just want you to know, I don’t always read the newsletter.. but just seeing it reminds me to be more mindful and I am better for it. Well, you should be reading it, I teased, but glad to hear it. His message made my day because, in essence, this is what mindfulness is all about—pausing to bring yourself back into the moment by taking a few deep breaths, by dropping the s

One of the best perks of my work is meeting all sorts of inspirational women on a regular basis. Some overflow with exuberant energy, while others are quietly powerful. They are young, old, and every age in between. What they all share is the confidence to move out of their own way and the learned ability to feel the fear and do it anyway. Despite how easy they make it look, each one has a story to tell, missteps made along the way, and occasions when their self-confidence wa

After months of intense writing on my beloved treadmill desk, I gladly submitted my book manuscript, though it was quite an anticlimactic moment: Send…. Silence…. Yay, me? You’d think my trusty old MacBook would’ve at least had the courtesy to offer up a hearty round of applause. Instead, I was left with a mix of relief, pride, sense of accomplishment, and great hope that it is well-received by my editor and agent (who, thankfully, did both respond enthusiastically upon its d

One thing I learned from penning my first book is that as much as I relish writing, it can also be uncomfortably sloooowwww and time-consuming. And the creative process itself is not the only thing that is painful — there’s no tactful way to say it other than, after hours upon hours seated at the desk to write, my butt is killing me. So when the exciting news of a second book deal came through, a walking desk was top priority on my list. With a second-hand treadmill (thanks,

tim wright/unsplash.com When meeting someone for the first time who learns I am a psychotherapist, I typically encounter one of two reactions. The person either a). slightly cowers while hesitantly asking if I am currently psychoanalyzing her or b). utters something to the effect of, I could never do what you do. Don’t you get tired of hearing people’s problems all day long? My answers to each? a). I am definitely not trying to diagnose you right now. I am happily off-duty an

The lowdown: Dena is a mom, the founder of The Mindful Mom Revolution, energy healer and speaker. Her mission is to empower moms to do inner work on themselves to feel healed and whole by means of meditation and mindfulness. She does this by being transparent in her own life and mothering journey; talking about the great and the moments that may have not been so great. Motherhood is raw and real, and Dena teaches how to navigate the emotional coaster that can come with being

Grab a cup of tea, read on, and learn from this wise, inspiring woman. The lowdown: Lori K. Mihalich-Levin, JD, is the founder of Mindful Return, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave, and creator of the Mindful Return E-Course. A health care partner in the health care practice of a global law firm, she also is mama to two beautiful red-headed boys. Lori holds a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center a

Photo by Bonnie Kittel/unsplash.com “Books are out there to show your heart, to show your soul, to tell… your readers: You are not alone.” — Paulo Coelho New Year’s Eve 2011: My little guy, not yet three weeks in this world, is cradled in my arms as tears spill down my cheeks, occasionally landing on his softly swaddled form. Raw with exhaustion, frustration, and worry, I brace myself for another round of this precious, six-pound bundle refusing the breast. Not only is his on