Anxiety Help, Rituals, Self Care

Sorry, I Can’t. I’m Busy Resting: Your DIY Menu for a Weekend Wellness Reset

With busy schedules, tight budgets, and the constant pull of everyday responsibilities, it can feel impossible to step away for a full weekend retreat. But the truth is, you donโ€™t have to travel farโ€”or spend a lot of moneyโ€”to give yourself the gift of rest and renewal. Fall, with its shorter days, cooler air, and… Continue reading Sorry, I Can’t. I’m Busy Resting: Your DIY Menu for a Weekend Wellness Reset

Anxiety Help, Rituals, Self Care

My New Favorite Thing- Hosting Hygge Parties!

There's no better way to detach from technology, connect with others in a chill way, and drive away the dreariness of cold, long nights! Hygge is about creating the feeling of coziness, contentment, and well-being through comfort and conviviality. Known to be a defining characteristic of Danish culture where the winter nights are long and… Continue reading My New Favorite Thing- Hosting Hygge Parties!

Anxiety Help, Spiritual Direction, Ways to Pray Series

How I found inner stillness in the midst of the holiday bustle

7:00 on Tuesday night I attended a Taize Service. After a week of constant social engagements and a To Do list as long as my arm, my soul had been aching for rest and silence and I hoped this would help. I arrived early and others were sitting in silence, so I tried to be… Continue reading How I found inner stillness in the midst of the holiday bustle

Anxiety Help, Mindset, Rituals, Self Love, Spiritual Direction

It’s the Little Practices that Teach Us to Respond in Love

What daily practices do you use to start your day? When creating morning rituals, it helps to reflect on how each of these little habits are influencing your mindset. Can you feel the affects of them late in the day, in the week, or even the month? One of the morning habits that I just… Continue reading It’s the Little Practices that Teach Us to Respond in Love

Anxiety Help, Mindset, Spiritual Direction

I Had a Rough Month And This Is What It Taught Me

Let me tell you about my September: I started teaching at school and began to have anxiety and nightmares about the undisciplined classes where middle school students were exhibiting every kind of disturbing behavior. Then I found out that I had to move out of my dream home in a couple of months. Not only… Continue reading I Had a Rough Month And This Is What It Taught Me