Surf the Urge
I just got off the phone with two of my dearest friends. Each call lasted nearly an hour and had the same theme. They were depressed, on edge, and one step away from hurling themselves out of their respective office windows. I became concerned and probed deeper, asking pointed questions about sleep disturbances […]

It is Monday morning and I am sitting at my desk feeling somewhat overwhelmed. All the balls are still in the air but I am one move away from losing it. My weekend was positive but I was pushed to my capacity with my sister and brother-in-law visiting along with their four small […]

By the end of last week, I was fried. End-of-year work issues, holiday parties, over-eating, drinking and spending, gift-giving galore, school performances, teacher presents, another month of interrupted, crumby sleep…Talking to my friend, I shared with some embarassment that I was feeling kind of desperate, really bottoming out. Without missing a beat, she […]

You might be reading this because you are a mother with considerable free time on her hands. But more likely you are reading it because like any person trying to do the work of motherhood, you find yourselves at times overwhelmed, stressed out, anxious, and furious beyond your wildest imaginings. Probably not all at once, […]

Mantras, while beneficial, can’t change the basic makeup of the job. Mothering will always involve long hours, heavy physical work, and the type of worry that could bring down an elephant if put into a dart gun. At the same time, mantras can provide instant coping strategies to help us safely manage extreme feelings. Mantras […]

Mantras, while beneficial, can’t change the basic makeup of the job. Mothering will always involve long hours, heavy physical work, and the type of worry that could bring down an elephant if put into a dart gun. At the same time, mantras can provide instant coping strategies to help us safely manage extreme feelings. Mantras […]

Within each mantra is the simple though powerful opportunity to grasp that there is always another way to see the situation. A way that potentially offers greater peace, comfort, acceptance, and balance than our initial response.