From our earliest attachments to our primary caregivers, we learn various messages about ourselves and the world around us. If we are loved and cared for by our closest caregivers, we develop a sense of security, providing us with a safe base from which to explore the...
May is Mental Health Awareness month and I had the privilege of joining Austin-based commercial food photographer Micah McCook on her podcast Savory Shot to discuss the importance of self care as it relates to creatives running their own businesses. I hope you enjoy...
We are fundamentally social beings: from birth, we desire, need, and constantly strive for relationships with those around us. Throughout our lives, relationships play a vital role in our brain and personality development, our sense of physical and emotional safety,...
Becoming less avoidant in a relationship is only possible through connection and conversation. Practicing being heard, understanding your partner and allowing yourself to being understood increase connection and security and decrease avoidance. Avoidance in a...
People tend to fall into one of two categories: those who hold to the belief that life is there and they’re just going to live in it and those who embrace life and believe they can change it, improve it, and make their mark upon it. There are those who feel as though...
Fall of 2017 held a turning point in my life. Both my kids were in college. In addition to the existential question of “what now?” that kept me up at night there was the very practical question of “what now?” as I no longer had cross country meets, orchestra concerts,...
