Empathy is when you connect with and feel someone else’s pain. It’s a beautiful way to connect with others, but it gets exhausting because you are in a constant state of giving out while not receiving anything back in to fill your own coffers. Compassion is trying to alleviate someone else’s pain. Compassion [...]
As I was placing my online grocery order the other day, I came upon a new brand of pickles in the refrigerator section. New and novel things are supposed to be good for us in Covidland as we shelter in place, so I thought, “why not give these pickles a try?” “Are they [...]
“Did I miss something?” asked Martha, her hand raised in the Hollywood Squares of my Zoom mindfulness class. “What do you mean?” I inquired. “Well, we were having this relaxing and lovely meditation experience and now we are all of a sudden talking about death and dying, so I want to know Did [...]
This pandemic has taught us all some unexpected lessons about ourselves, and here’s one to take to heart if you haven’t yet: Parents, your wellness matters. Between remote schooling and COVID-cautious in-person school or other activities for your kids, you’re certainly not alone if the pandemic has found you up to your eyeballs [...]
If you have 60 seconds, you have time to squeeze a mindfulness meditation into your day. And here’s the great thing: You can do this anytime, anywhere. Being out in nature might be most relaxing — and I highly recommend you make time in your life for that on a regular basis — [...]
I’ve been grappling recently with how to communicate on social media with friends and acquaintances when they share posts that are inflammatory. Some posts are obviously designed to sow discord. They are premeditatedly conceived to get under the skin of a particular group so that as anger or outrage arises, all critical reasoning [...]
In my meditation class this morning, one of my students asked for help with her anger which is eating her alive. She is having nightmares and is often boiling over in anger during the day. I got a few private messages on zoom that the class wanted to be a political free zone, [...]
At any given moment in our lives, there are so many things calling for our attention, so many unknown outcomes, so many possibilities to plan for. Add in the daily news and politics and it’s enough to make anyone feel anxious — and that’s outside of those of us who struggle with clinical [...]
It was October 23, 2012, at around 8:15 a.m., when my daughter Cara, then 17 years old, had a terrible car accident. She was driving a different route to school because one of her friends, who had spent the night at our house, needed to stop home for her backpack. As she crested [...]
I recently shared a post to my Facebook page that caused quite a ruckus. I am mindful to not share my political views, as I want my page to be a place of calm for everyone. After 90 minutes of trying to moderate and mediate the discussion between those people who view wearing [...]
