top of page
Search


Are Your Goals Too High Maintenance?
Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, November 7 edition of the Estes Park News . I’ve noticed a trend among both my 1:1 clients and my friends lately: overcomplicating things. And not just a little bit. I’m talking Olympic-level mental gymnastics to make the simplest goals feel like a Rubik’s Cube. Want to eat healthier? Suddenly you’re deep in a paleo subreddit, trying to recreate pancakes using almond flour, air, and magic. They take two hours,
Nov 43 min read


Pumpkin Spice and Everything (Not So) Nice
Before you reach for the PSL hype, read this. Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, October 3 edition of the Estes...
Oct 33 min read


The Dark Side of Meditation
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t actually meditate very often. There were a handful of years where I sat almost daily...
Sep 23 min read


Why Emotional "Meh" Is Actually a Sign of Health
If I asked you to rate your life on a scale of 1 to 10 right now, where would you put yourself? Are you flying high after selling your...
Aug 84 min read


"You're Just Not Good at That" (And Other Lies We Believe)
Note: A version of the following will appear in the August 1, 2025, edition of the Estes Park News . In 7th grade, I had an art teacher...
Jul 293 min read


When "I Am Enough" Isn't Enough
Why Affirmations Don't Work (and What to Do Instead) The following article will appear in the July 4, 2025, issue of the Estes Park news....
Jul 13 min read
Don't Quit Your Daydream
Advice You Won't Hear from Other Yoga Teachers "I have been so busy these last few months that I never had time to get excited about this...
Jun 163 min read


Sun's Out, Buns Out
Your Summer Bean Burger Blueprint (A condensed version of the following will appear in the June 6, 2025, edition of the Estes Park News...
Jun 54 min read


How to Save Your Sanity
Your Permission Slip to Stop Carrying the Burdens of the World on Your Back Less than 24 hours after he'd broken up with me, my college...
Apr 214 min read


When Doing All the Things Isn't Enough
How to Know When it's Time to Call in Reinforcements You’ve set the goal. You know your why . You’re tracking your actions like a boss....
Apr 102 min read


Less Manifesting, More Measuring
Are you tracking your progress, your actions, both, or neither? So you gave your goals a whiff and they’re fresh. (If you have no idea...
Apr 74 min read


Do Your Goals Pass the Sniff Test?
The following article will appear in the upcoming April 4, 2025, edition of the Estes Park news . You can view virtual editions here . My...
Apr 13 min read


5 Self-Helpy Phrases that Make Me Wanna Vomit
(Or at least roll my eyes so hard it gives me a headache) You ever eat so much of something that tasted so good you couldn't stop eating...
Mar 176 min read
How to UN-Think Your Way out of a Funk
The following appeared in the March 7, 2025, edition of Estes Park News as my monthly "Elevated Living" column (see page 18). If you’ve...
Mar 163 min read


A Mind-Blowing Trick for More Wonder (No Drugs Required)
This past Sunday, a friend asked me if I was free at a time I would normally be curled up with a piece of bubblegum fiction in my reading...
Feb 273 min read


1 Down, 51 to Go
Unconventional Wisdom for Goal Success We're already a week in to 2025. How's it going for you? Did you set an intention for this year?...
Jan 94 min read


4 Sneaky Ways Complaining Shows Up
Three weeks ago I committed to a complaint fast. Several of you messaged me to say you were joining along. And now, here we are, August...
Aug 5, 20243 min read


3 "Helpful" Sayings that Are Actually Lies
These 3 sayings are holding you back from the life you truly desire. Stop saying them if you want to reclaim your power, heal from past...
Jul 5, 20244 min read


The Question that Pulled Me out of Depression
I've been in the muck lately. Deep in the muck. Simultaneously I am witnessing the falling away of multiple seminal relationships. People...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


The Heaviest I've Ever Been in My Life
This is the story of when I wrote nothing at all and weighed the most of my life. When I was my heaviest not just physically but also...
Apr 17, 20245 min read
bottom of page
