Do you ever journal but then get overwhelmed by journaling because you are not doing it “enough” or feel like you don’t know what to write?

This used to happen to me all the time. I would go out get a journal, try and write in it and then felt guilty for not writing it and it eventually ended up in a box in my closet collecting dust. Out of sight, out of mind.

This was until I shifted my mindset around journaling and self development in general.

What I have learned...

How often do you find yourself not remembering what you did a few moments ago because your mind is so full of other ‘stuff’?

If you are anything like the rest of humanity - it is probably quite a lot. 

The thing is, while we are so caught up in the routine, the worry, the anxiety, the social media, the online shopping, the “busyness” of life – we are missing out on the magnificent of life. 

The moments that create the magic.  

Being taught at...

Are you doing one of these? #4 is the one that people always seem to make.

Why Can't I Manifest?

Have you ever tried to manifest something and it just did not work?

You read some articles online, maybe watched the Secret, thought really hard about something and then, waiting with some apprehension and excitement, nothing happened?

Then you gave up on it, chalked it up to being some sort of internet pseudoscience, 'woo-woo' crap and moved on with your daily, comfortable routine - all...

Having one of the most viewed TED Talks EVER, Brené Brown is making waves on how we can bring humanness back to humanity.

If you haven’t checked her out – definitely do as you will feel less alone, more empowered and you will probably learn a thing or two about vulnerability, courage and strength along the way.

With a background in social work, I love supporting others through the messiness of life, and Brené Brown is one of my top girl crushes.

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Are you panicking, worrying, and stressing that your children are not in school,  daycare, or some sort of structured learning….?

You are not alone.

Parents are burning out trying to be employees, teachers and parents.

My sister, a teacher of 18  years (with 3 pre-teens of her own) said she is getting panicked emails from parents worrying they are not doing a 'good enough job', that  'they are still on chapter 5' and they are 'emotionally...

Sometimes reading others words of wisdom can bring a sense of calmness like no other.

In particularly stressful times when you feel as if you have no control, having a quote that resonates with you helps to relieve stress and calm anxiety.

Below I have rounded up some of my favorite quotes on stress relief with a self empowerment viewpoint for stress relief.

1. Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere. - Erma Bombeck

We are ALL needing some coping skills right now. 

For those times when our mind wander into the abyss of worry and what if's, when our tempers are just boiling under our skin and when the lack of control we feel overtakes us. 

We need practical and tangible stress relief activities to implement in the moment and shift us back into the present. 

Although engaging in self care techniques are essential to boosting your immunity they do not always help in the moment. When your...

What do you do when your mind is stuck in fear and stress?

When it feels as if you have no control over anything?

As the world is in a period of uncertainty; reactions of panic, fear and anxiety can be felt around the world. 

Millions of people's personal energy is vibrating in states of fear, anxiety and panic.

And you can literally feel the change in energy in the world.

You can feel the heaviness.

And this heaviness is making us more sick.  

How to Manage...

The other day I witnessed 3 of my co-workers almost break down due the stress they are under in their lives.

3 educated, smart, caring and beautiful women who are at breaking points with the stress of life, overwhelm, worrying, anxiety and exhaustion.

I see this everyday in the work I do.

People are suffering.

Mentally and emotionally.

Clearly the last decades of suppressing emotions and having unhealthy coping mechanisms is not working for us.

Our world is in a mental health crisis....

You know that feeling when you are around someone and they make you feel light and airy, versus when you are around someone else who leaves you feeling heavy and exhausted?

This is personal energy.

So often energy is quickly linked to spirituality, however if you are more of a left brain logic thinker, you may want some more tangible ways to understand personal energy.

Here are 5 fascinating (and scientific!) facts everyone should know about personal energy. 

FACT 1: You are...