by thetendingyear | Nov 11, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Spirituality
I’ve never liked the phrase “everything happens for a reason,” but it wasn’t until recently that I had a name for what felt so icky to me: spiritual bypassing. Psychotherapist John Welword defined spiritual bypassing in his book Toward a Psychology of Awakening as the...
by thetendingyear | Jun 11, 2019 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Spirituality, Values
Mantras and affirmations work like lighthouses for me. They help me to ensure that I’m on the right path, guiding me in the direction I want to follow, even when I feel unsure or lost. This week’s blog post explores the differences and similarities between the two...
by thetendingyear | Mar 13, 2018 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Pain, Mindfulness, Spirituality
This last week was what they call a doozy. As usual, I started off the week with a curious intention to research, practice, and write about an aspect of tending. I was drawn to the specific topic “Listen & Learn” because I’d like to listen and learn...
by thetendingyear | Feb 27, 2018 | Mindfulness, Slow Living, Spirituality, Values
I thought that this week’s topic would come easy to me. Abundance is something I’ve always felt in awe of and in love with. If someone had said “Quick! Tell me what comes to your mind when you hear the word Abundance!” I would have rattled off this list: love, health,...
by thetendingyear | Jan 16, 2018 | Addiction & Recovery, Spirituality, Values
Last week was my first Reconnect & Reboot workshop with Kate Snowise! If you don’t know Kate, I strongly encourage you to check out her podcast, Here to Thrive, and the resources on her website, Thrive.how. She’s a life and executive coach with an MS in...
by thetendingyear | Jan 9, 2018 | Slow Living, Spirituality, Values
In my first post, I wrote about the dangers of striving for perfection. Namely, we hurt ourselves when we set ourselves up to achieve some unobtainable standard of being perfect enough. Of being charming, rich, smart, successful, healthy, exciting, or...
