by adminwomen | Apr 2, 2019 | Midlife Transitions, Spiritual Growth, Working with Grief
Diving into the Deep of our inner selves “Most of the growth in the second half of life has the look and feel of loss.” Ani Liggett, Ph.D, in her amazing book on Midlife Transitions, When Midlife Women Leave Home in Search of Authenticity, (2009) says essentially...
by adminwomen | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
“It is important to have one’s own personal space. (Especially for women who are brought up to share everything we have with our loved ones.) The martyr in us can sacrifice to the point that sometimes we are self-righteous, overbearing and demanding and that’s...
by adminwomen | Jan 3, 2019 | Empowerment, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but setting GOALS makes me feel like I’ve never done enough, that I somehow can’t quite measure up because my goals keep making me look into the future and strive harder. I don’t need to strive harder!!! That just freezes me up and makes me...
by adminwomen | Nov 11, 2018 | Rebirthing, Working with Grief
GRIEF IS A “NO NO” IN OUR CULTURE Grief is one of those bad words in our culture. We don’t talk about our feelings of sadness and grief even in the worst of circumstances like death of a partner, child, or parent. It’s just too much for people to get close to and...
by adminwomen | Oct 21, 2018 | Mindfulness, Rebirthing, Uncategorized, Working with Grief
This past weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to witness 12 women sitting with, walking with and turning towards their “woundedness.” One of the participants said to me, “We are all broken, but we are just here being with our brokenness together!” And that is...
by adminwomen | Jul 30, 2018 | Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
SELF-CARE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY Real life being what it is, daily or even weekly balance isn’t always possible. If we think in terms of cycles—weeks, months, even years—there are times when we may need to put more of our energy into our work, caring for our...
by adminwomen | Jun 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Don’t look outside yourself for happiness. Let go of the idea that you don’t have it. It is available within you.” from Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching) When you go for a walk in the beautiful...
by adminwomen | Apr 2, 2018 | Empowerment, Women empowering women
Do you feel stuck and blocked in your life right now? Are you hiding behind your fears of not being the woman you want to be, or feeling diminished by a divorce or another big challenge or challenges you’re dealing with? I’ve been here many times in my life and I...
by adminwomen | Feb 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
THIS VALENTINE’S DAY: DO YOU FEEL INVISIBLE? LOST? It’s that time of the year again when we honor those that we love with chocolate and roses and kisses. When we give these gifts of love to our special ones, we are showing them kindness and gratitude and...
by adminwomen | Feb 1, 2018 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized
You’ve heard this word, Mindfulness, being tossed around a lot these days. Working definition: “A human capacity of being aware of one’s own mind, body and surroundings, as well as practices that cultivate that capacity. There are a wide variety of “practices”...
