Having a toolbox for the moment when we’re emotionally exhausted is important. But what happens when the ones you’re relying on just don’t cut it? Then it’s time to build some new ones. One old friend on that path is Pema Chodron’s book When Things Fall Apart.

Regoaling has some tools to help us do just that.

Developed as a process to help parents of terminally ill children make informed decisions about their child's care, regoaling it's easy; but it can be vitally helpful in moments of trauma and struggle.

It's also not a linear process, can be helpful to use in times of transition or struggle.

Thanks to inspirations like Brene Browne, “Gratitude” is a big deal right now. The media has been spinning on ways to practice gratitude and it seems like every coach on Insta has their own eBook on it.

So everyone’s already doing it, right?

Oh, you’re not?

Well….chalk it up to one more thing you can beat yourself up about, right?

Wrong

It’s seemed like the latest buzzword in the self care/self love/self development sphere of Instagram: intention. But if it’s new to you it can feel rather confusing. What’s the point of all this “intention setting” anyway? Don’t I do enough with my goals?

Sure. But intentions can be a powerful tool if you buy into them. This post gives you the knitty gritty on Intentions and how to get started.

Whether you mean to or not, you’re creating ritual.

You’re engaging in a set of patterned behaviors that give you a specific feeling. Perhaps your ritual is to drink coffee and Facebook stalk your ex? Or hunching down on public transportation while you play Cookie Jam? Maybe it’s the ritual of (gasp!) going for a cigarette or hitting the JUUL when you need a break from your work?

Ritual will happen. It will happen to you; or you can choose to use it to your advantage.

It happens a lot.
Probably more than you realize.
And it’s perfectly normal.

I can’t tell you how many times a client or friend has told me that they’re a “bad meditator” or admitted to me that they don’t know where to start.  If this is you, here are the 5 strategies I use to help my student’s get un-stuck.