What's worse, you're doing too much of the wrong things because your focus is misdirected. While your brain is telling you to focus on external circumstances, you're missing what your body is telling you. Screaming at you. So let this email be your sign to STOP. Take a deep breath in through your nose for 5 seconds. Hold your breath for 7 seconds. Then slowly exhale through your mouth for 9 seconds or until it feels like you've deflated your belly and chest. Notice how your torso softened....

When you think of home, what do you think of? Over a decade ago, a friend was telling me how distraught she felt knowing a home she'd lived in at one point might be destroyed by fires ravaging the area. I tried to comfort her but had no idea what to say. She asked how I would feel if my childhood home went up in flames and while I knew what she wanted me to say, I said my truth. As long as my parents and pets were okay I wouldn't care about the physical place. Partly because I'd wanted...

Hello! Yesterday you received an empty email from me that, quite ironically, had a subject line of "Is this it?" with nothing but a link to unsubscribe or update your profile. While I did indeed draft an actual email to you, I have no idea where it went or what happened. So if you're reading this now, thank you for not unsubscribing and showing me a bit of grace. I appreciate you. Below is the message I meant to send you. I see more and more posts on social media about attachment styles now,...