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When Our Resources Don’t Match Our Ambitions
At what cost do we ignore our exhaustion? What’s the price of starting every over-scheduled day in a state of deep deficit? What happens when we rarely have the resources to meet our ambitions? Audio version available.
How to Actually Have More Fun
Five list-making prompts to help inspire you to slow down, access your joy, and have more fun. Audio version available.
Let's Get Serious About Having Fun
Having fun is a basic human need, but it falls way too low on our lists. Fun is the fuel that gets us through hard times and long days. Without it, we run on empty. Here’s how to get out of our heads and into the world. Audio version available.
Overcommitting: Taking on More Than You Can Handle
Why we say “yes” to more than we can handle and how to find greater balance. Audio version available.
When to Take a Break From Self-Care Techniques
I’m a firm believer in having a treasure chest full of self-care tools. However, sometimes we use these tools to escape, shame, isolate, or put further pressure on ourselves. There are times when it’s best to step away from the bag of tricks and just be human. Audio version available.
Real Support: Being an Ally Instead of a Fixer
Humans feel most supported when we’re accepted as is. When we think of ourselves as allies to ourselves and others—accepting instead of trying to fix—we offer true support. It’s a game changer. Audio version available.
When Something You Love Isn't Working
Life shouldn’t be a battle. It might be time to admit our exhaustion and lay down our swords if we’ve been tirelessly fighting for something that just isn’t working. Audio version available.
Marking the New Year with Compassion
Give yourself time to honor your year, your growth, and your sweet self. I invite you to reflect on big external changes and events, as well as internal shifts that might be imperceptible to others. Audio version available.
The Retreat Space: Best of 2022
Read, listen, and slowly imbibe our top posts from 2022—featuring everything from burnout to bad moods, and people-pleasing to overwhelm. What a year! Audio version available.
Books for Healing, Self-Reflection, Creativity, and Wellbeing
I'm delighted to share our new virtual bookshop. When you purchase a book using the link from our shop through Bookshop.org, a portion of the sale supports local bookstores and 10% supports The Retreat Space. Win-win!
9 Ways to Slow Down in a High-Speed World
Even when life is speeding by, we can find oasis in our experience. Here are nine ways to practice slowing down and letting the moments of life unfold with more ease. Audio version available.
Resting to Resist Hustle Culture
We’re a product of hustle culture—where productivity is more important than wellbeing. Tricia Hersey is inviting us to rest because it’s our divine right, and because it will change the world. Audio version available.
9 Strategies for Recovering Perfectionists, People-Pleasers, and Overachievers
Here are a few strategies I’ve developed over the years to calm the perfectionist, overachieving, people-pleasing beast inside me that says I’m never enough. Audio version available.
Overwhelm and the Curse of "Having Potential"
Feeling overwhelmed? If you’re anything like me, you might still trying to live up to your “potential.” What are we trying to prove by always volunteering or going above and beyond…and how do we find peace? Audio version available.
17 Ways to Support Rest & Recovery
Building in recovery time is vital for our wellbeing. But how do we recover when what we need is constantly changing? Here are a few tips for rest and recovery. Audio version available.
Making Space to Recover
Our bodies require regular, built-in recovery time. We aren’t meant to work, give, and perform at a high level around the clock. Audio version available.
Embracing Limitations in Daily Life
Embracing your limitations can reduce feelings of scarcity and overwhelm and provide you with more freedom and relief. Here are a few practical examples of how to invite in acceptance. Audio version available.
The Freedom of Embracing Limitations
I’m starting to honor the limits of my own capacity, control, and mortality. As my blind optimism fades and I surrender to what is actually true, I've stumbled into a strange sense of peace. Audio version available.
How to Cope Through Rough Times
Day-to-day coping can be a huge challenge when you’re having a hard time. Here I share some practical things to try when you're in a tough place. Audio version available.
Hard Feelings Can Build a Better World
A post giving you permission to not be OK, because things are not OK right now. What if we can use these hard feelings to build a better world? Audio version available.