May is mental health awareness month. I want to offer a word of encouragement to anyone who is struggling right now and share some practical tips for getting through normal things when life doesn’t feel normal. Some days, getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t care. But because depression, anxiety, grief, stress, or emotional exhaustion can make even the simplest tasks feel heavy. And yet…life still marches on. The di

Mother’s Day isn’t a joyful holiday for everyone, and I want to hold space for that. As it approaches, there are so many mixed emotions. For some, it’s a day filled with joy, laughter, and deep gratitude. Families celebrating mothers, and mothers celebrating their children. It truly is a beautiful gift to be a mother, and to have a loving, kind mother who is admired, adored, and respected. But for others, this day is complicated. There are those who have lost their mothers, t

Before that day, my role was clear. I was a stay-at-home mom managing the daily operations of our family life; school drop-offs, doctor appointments, practices, tournaments, lunches, laundry, schedules, and all the invisible details that keep a household running. I also worked part-time at a small Christian school. Life moved between baseball fields, volleyball gyms, and school activities. It was busy, ordinary, and steady. Then one day, everything changed. My husband went fo

It has been a long time since I sat down to put my pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard.) Life happens and sometimes we can get derailed. It happened to me. Here, I am a life coach and mental health advocate with all the tools—and somewhere along the way, I lost my toolbox. But I knew where to go to be reminded… my support circle, my family, my faith community, mental health resources, and even working with a coach myself. Having already weathered the storms of grief and

Wow! What a year it has been for our world. Maybe the older I get, the more I see or I am aware of. Yet, I think we can all agree this last year has been difficult all around. It is hard to turn on the news everyday. All of this affects us on a personal level even if we are not directly involved. The whoas of the world result in increased inflation, lack of safety and security. It can make us want to isolate and just hide away. As a Life Coach, I can not recommend a part

Magical fairy! You can do magic. Not! There is no magic solution to our challenges. If we are discussing fixable issues and achieving our goals, there is no magic to it. The antidote to anxiety is most often taking action. Sitting still and stalled creates a feeling of powerlessness. It is about creating a vision, then exploring what steps it takes to get there. It can start with a larger goal with a determined time of completion, maybe a year, a month, a week, then breaking

The holidays are here—the most wonderful time of the year. Pumpkin spice lattes have already made their debut, and soon the Christmas Blend will be brewing. Black Friday ads are saturating our social media feeds. We get excited to put on our sweaters and settle in for some Netflix Christmas flicks. White twinkling lights and festive décor are dazzling all around. Holiday parties are being planned, and gift lists are being written. Yet for many, the holidays can bring grief fr

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