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Here's how I ceremoniously close out each year. In the fall of 2016, I went through a crushing breakup. I was heartbroken, depressed, and...

There's a difference between working in your life and working on your life. Lately I've been so occupied working in my business that I...

*Unofficially being the key word here. I come from a long line of drunks on both sides of my family. However, by the time I came of...

Growing up, my brother and I LOVED Kool-Aid Squeezeits. For some reason, my parents considered these a "healthier" option than sodas, so...

Are you letting your feelings run your life? Sometimes you have a little extra pep in your step, the sun is shining, your favorite song...

The Life-Changing Magic of Journaling If I had to pick only one self-care practice for overall well-being for the rest of my life, it...

conspiracy (n.) - from Latin conspirare meaning, literally, "to breathe together" You know that feeling you get after a really great yoga...

What if your YESes were YESes, your NOs were NOs, and there was no drama in between? Do you waste too much time and energy making a...

The story of the acorn & the oak tree Have you heard that zen saying, the one about the acorn & the oak tree? It goes like this: In order...

A couple months ago I dogsat for a friend of a friend's blind dog. Now, when I say blind, I don't mean cataracts-make-him-run-into-walls-...

You are not your emotions. When you feel a difficult or uncomfortable emotion, you likely find yourself thinking--and maybe even saying...

When you consciously work on one area of your life, you experience an impact in every other area as well. It's impossible to consciously...

Have you found yourself disheartened lately by how (not) far you've come on that thing you set out to do? Maybe you said you were going...

If I had to pick only one self-care practice for overall well-being for the rest of my life, it would be journaling. Truly, putting pen...

Note: For the abbreviated version of this story, head over to my Instagram page, where I share the quick (and also more upbeat) version....

Do you struggle with anxious thoughts? What about stress in general? Based on the overwhelming number of responses I got to my most...

Picture this: You're halfway though a month-long vacation through the American Southwest. The sun is currently setting over the Rio...

I took myself out dancing the other night, and I was reminded of one of my favorite metaphors for life. Passing through Ft. Worth on my...

This is the story of why I left my 6-figure bartending job to go full time as a coach. (Preface: This is not a post trying to convince...

It was the middle of the night when my mom woke me up... "Get dressed warm, grab your dog, and get out!" she said. Having gotten in only...