How Do You Nurture Yourself Once the Kids Have Gone? In a previous post, “Can the Nest Be Empty if We’re Still in It?”, I described my theory on the so-called ‘empty nest.’ That is, that I don’t believe the nest is actually empty when our only or youngest child leaves...
Can the Nest Be Empty if We’re Still in It? Like thousands of parents across the country, I recently dropped my youngest child at college. On one hand, I was dreading the day—the end of a nearly 25-year phase of raising children under our roof. On the other, I...
How Savoring Will Save You from Missing Out When I was in college, my roommates used to make fun of me for my ability to multitask. On one particular day, I literally sat on an exercise bike, pedaling to burn calories, while studying from a textbook and listening to...
How Dogs Drive Emotional Wellbeing A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. –Josh Billings It is said that dogs are a (wo)man’s best friend. The logic behind this sentiment is an obvious one to most dog owners—they are...
At a Yoga Retreat in India: Beach Walks, Body Treatments and Healing Motoring along the mouth of the Aghanashini River, our torsos stuffed inside bulky, bright-orange life jackets, we passed a fishing village and a patch of sandy shoreline called Paradise beach....
