by adminwomen | Nov 27, 2019 | Grief, Midlife Transitions, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Spiritual Growth, Women empowering women, Working with Grief
The 2019 Women’s Mindfulness Retreat Nov 14-17 was very powerful!One of the women who attended the 2019 Women’s Mindfulness Retreat this past weekend up at the Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center shared at the end of the weekend that what I was teaching in...
by adminwomen | Oct 24, 2019 | Empowerment, Midlife Transitions, Resilience
I was sitting in my financial planner’s office and she turned to me and said, “You could retire today, Donna.” I felt my stomach drop and many parts inside of me started screaming. I wasn’t ready to retire yet! Then, unexpectedly, I started tearing up. I got...
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 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 | 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 | 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”...
