Can our emotions be toxic? When it comes to stress and all those related feelings, the answer might be yes, especially if these experiences extend for days, weeks or even longer. In this episode, part of our Vital Health series, I share some new research on stress, how it is

Movement is one of the most effective ways to improve our physical, emotional and mental health. But which types of movement matter most? And how can we change the way we think about fitting them into our busy lives? In this episode, we cover resistance training, cardio and functional movement

You are powered by sunlight. The amount of energy you feel in your body — to wake up refreshed, to exercise, to work and create and enjoy life — is directly tied to how your metabolism releases that light energy in your cells. This is where you really are a

Creativity is an experience that’s often pushed to the edges of our lives— something we’re allowed to indulge in when all the important jobs are done. This is conversation about another role creativity could play in our lives…an antidote to anxiety. It’s about the way our brains work, the difference

What do you do when you know something that could help your loved one but they just don’t want to hear it. How can we remain in our wise and true-to-ourselves state of being when we are in difficult relationships. This is a challenge we all face. It is the

It’s the rare bubble of time…the quiet of the morning, before the day really gets started. We can do things for ourselves during this time that are unlikely to happen at any other time of day. But whether we’re wishing for a meditation session, time with our thoughts and a

Can we consciously direct the body towards a stronger immune system and deeper level of health? If stress can make us sick, can we harness this power of the deeper areas of the mind to make us well? This radical perspective on health brings us into contact with the wisdom

This episode comes as a spell to help us recast our ideas and assumptions about how to practice. Life is busy, time is a very limited resource…and yet what I continue to hear is that we woman need to be satisfied with finding scraps in the day to remember our

deep in our hearts is a knowing of the original village — a place where individuals were connected in community by our roles to meet each others’ human needs. And in this original village was always a space for contemplation and connection to our inner world, the world of spirit,

In this episode I talk with Anna Neubert-Wood from Wander Women about the power of time in nature and with oneself. We discuss the “nature high”, cold water swimming as a personal practice, and forest bathing. The fast pace of life can often make us miss what’s going on inside