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Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that’s saying a lot since my burnout brain has trouble focusing these days.
Between working from home while
When presented with difficulty, a first reaction may be to ward off or ignore unpleasant emotions. It’s normal. However, with practice, we can learn to lean on the comfort of safe spaces—or meditation spaces—to instead engage with them directly. One
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle
For years, I thought strength meant pushing through. Getting on with it. Holding it together no matter what.
“I will not let the bullies and critics of my early life win by joining and agreeing with them.” ~Pete Walker
For most of my life, there was a voice in my head that narrated everything I did, and it
In today’s offering, Jenee Johnson guides us through a teaching on the why and how of deep relaxation practices, along with a meditation you can do anytime.
Rest isn’t a “reward” for working hard enough. It’s a human need and
“Sometimes you have to let go of the life you planned to make room for the life that’s waiting for you.” ~Joseph Campbell
My new motto? Always have a backup plan.
Life rarely goes as you’d imagined.
January 16th
“AI accidentally made me believe in the concept of a human soul by showing me what art looks like without it.” ~Unknown
What is intelligence?
I’ve asked this question all my life—as a teacher, a filmmaker, a researcher, and now,
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” ~Audre Lorde
For most of my life, I asked myself a quiet question:
What’s wrong with me?
I didn’t say it
Jenée Johnson explains how healing trauma and mindfulness go hand in hand in this 5-minute video.
In this video from the Wisdom 2.0 Conference held in San Francisco in 2019, Jenée Johnson shares her own journey of doing trauma-informed work
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” ~Henry Ford
We’ve all been there: happily ticking off life’s checkboxes, certain we’ve cracked the code, until—bam!—life decides otherwise. Divorce papers, layoffs, grief, or unexpected illness—life’s
