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It’s Too Risky to Play It Safe All the Time
Are you being too careful with your life? Sometimes being careful keeps you safe. Other times, it keeps you small. How can you tell when “self-care” is actually holding you back from new experiences?
How to Tell the Difference Between Desire and Fear (Soul vs. Brain)
You have so many voices in your head trying to take charge. How can you tell what’s intuition and what’s fear? What does the soul sound like, and what should you do when it speaks to you?
How to Negotiate Between Soul Longings and Life Practicalities
Do you ever dream up something you really want, only to have your inner “grown-up” tell you all the reasons you can’t have it? In January, I negotiated between my soul’s desire and my practical brain, and I got exactly what I wanted.
A Field Guide to Experimenting With Life
Taking life too seriously? Stuck in your head and ready to take action? Here are strategies and prompts to help you follow your curiosity and create a light-hearted experiment.
When Life Is an Experiment, We Can Do Bold Things
On the five-year anniversary of The Retreat Space, I share the life-changing magic of trying things. What would you try if your life was an experiment?
Unhooking From Misery & Leading With Joy
Part of me always thought it was a service to worry about my loved ones and get really depressed in response to injustices. But after going through a tumultuous year, I’ve learned why my misery is actually a disservice. Now, I lead with joy.
Asheville: A Love Story
Asheville is my soul-home and favorite place in the world. Two weeks ago, it was utterly devastated by Hurricane Helene. I am devastated. This is my Asheville love story.
Q&A: Free Your Mind With Creative Play
My mom and aunt join me to answer a reader question about getting out of your head and into the joy of creative play! Suze Corte and Nancy Waldman are sisters, lifelong artists, and my personal creativity partners and mentors. Audio conversation.
What Does Your Dream Need to Come True?
Ten things every dream needs to come true + reflection prompts for taking the first step. How is your dream asking you to show up?
It’s Time to Act on Our Biggest Dreams
If we don’t dream big, and if we don’t act on our dreams, we’ll never create a new world. And we'll miss out on who we become as we walk towards a braver, bolder vision for our lives.
The Agony & Freedom of Focusing On One Thing
When we choose one path, we snuff out other possibilities. But we can’t be paralyzed by all the enticing options. There’s great freedom in choosing a singular focus.
Let's Get Serious About Having Fun
Having fun is a basic human need, but it falls way too low on our lists. Fun is the fuel that gets us through hard times and long days. Without it, we run on empty. Here’s how to get out of our heads and into the world. Audio version available.
Overcommitting: Taking on More Than You Can Handle
Why we say “yes” to more than we can handle and how to find greater balance. Audio version available.
People-Pleasing, Burnout, and the Power of “Yes” and “No”
I was a people-pleasing "yes" junkie...until it nearly killed me. Now, a few years after recovering from severe burnout, I reflect on my relationship to saying “yes” and saying “no,” especially at work. Audio version available.
I've Got Your Back
What does it feel like to have your own back? To put your health and wellbeing above pleasing others? I've noticed that the more I have my own back, the more it encourages those around me to have their own backs. Like a rising tide lifts all boats, advocating for ourselves naturally helps others. Audio version available.
[Meditation] Turning Global Heartbreak Into Focused Action
This 8-minute guided practice by Quinn Corte helps you transform your heartbreak and anger about injustices and tragedies in the world. You'll identify action steps that both fill a certain need and align with your unique capacity and gifts.
Waiting for “Real Life” to Start
What are you waiting on to happen before your “real life” can start? How can you meet yourself where you are? I'm nose-deep in this inquiry, and I’ve created a workshop to help you think about it, too. Audio version available.
Contractions and Expansions
An excerpt from the July 2021 email care package to subscribers, in which I shared our new website, 5 Ways to Transform Worry, Dismantling Perfectionism & White Supremacy, and links to great LGBTQ+ Pride content.
Cultivating Sustainable Hope As Activists
Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, things have changed a lot and not nearly enough. I offer 5 ways to cultivate hope as activists when we feel overwhelmed by the magnitude and urgency of what needs to change.