Where Do You Get Your Energy?
Time is finite. We only get 168 hours each week. That's why it is important to understand where you are spending your life hours. Once time is gone, it is gone. Either you make your priorities fit into your schedule or you don't. But what about energy?...
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Sunday Link Love #12
This week has been hard. I have been vulnerable and I am still feeling tender as all get out. I keep coming back to self-care to help ease me through the hard times. What self-care can you do this week, especially if you are struggling? Each week in 2018...
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What To Do When The Shit Hits the Fan
Yesterday marked the third anniversary of my mom's death. Three years living without my mom. Three years parenting without my mom. Three years of me coming to terms with being someone who lives with grief. Here's one of the secrets about grief: it...
read moreSunday Link Love #11
I have been so inspired by #BoringSelfCare by MakeDaisyChains on Instagram. Hannah Daisy is an artist and mental health advocate who illustrates gorgeous reminders of boring self-care: attended to all my dental needs, drank enough water and I survived my smear test....
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Sunday Link Love #10
It's International Women's Day! I am sharing lots of goodies today and again on Sunday as scheduled. Each week in 2018 I'll be sending you articles that have sparked my interest because they are all about Self-Care and Life Satisfaction. The...
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Where Does Your Time Go?
We all have 168 hours a week. You, me, Beyonce - all of us have the exact same amount of time. Yes, Queen B has the 168 hours of a team of people too. But most of the rest of us spend a good deal of that time working, getting ready to work, taking care of our...
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Sunday Link Love #9
Alt Summit was a blast! Getting ready for a conference when the house is freaking out - electricity problems are no joke - and recovering from the flu-lite meant no weekly links. But I am back! And ready with lots of goodies to share now and again on Sunday as...
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The Secret to Maintaining Self-Care Practices
Recently several people have asked how I maintain a meditation practice (and a yoga practice and a writing practice). They were trying to learn my “secret” so they could add these useful practices into their own lives. My secret is pretty simple. Don’t...
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My Night Time Self-Care Routine
My morning routine is non-negotiable. This helps me start my day feeling the way I want to feel: calm, nourished and nurtured. The morning through afternoon is solid. I feel like things are under control and I'm productive. In short, I feel like this...
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Sunday Link Love #8
We have some house things going on and this week was split between loving up my clients and my house. Our sweet Craftsman bungalow home was built in 1905 and is in need of some TLC. Did you know your physical environment/home plays an important role in how you...
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What’s Your Love Language?
Happy Valentine's Day! We are halfway through Love Month and today I want to talk about love languages and how they relate to self-knowledge. Have you read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman? Do you know your primary and secondary love...
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Sunday Link Love #7
The low grade fever, one congested nostril, utter exhaustion thing got me this week. I definitely was put to the test to see if I could/would walk my talk and I'm happy to report I did! I stayed home. I rescheduled all my in person appointments so I wouldn't...
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My Non-Negotiable Morning Self-Care Routine
Happy Love Month. This is a perfect time to think about how to be more loving to ourselves. And nothing says self-love like self-care! I believe how you start your day sets the tone for the rest of your day. I believe that how you live your days, you live your...
read moreSunday Link Love #6
February is the new January, so HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sacramento is having some crazy spring weather - in the 70s - and I am feeling the go, go, go pull of spring. Well, at least until afternoon and my body remembers it is still winter. How are you feeling...
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How to Build Healthy Habits and Routines
I believe deeply in the power of self-care. I believe each day is a chance of a new beginning. I believe that anchoring the day with habits and rituals to care for our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies will get us a lot closer to our dream life...
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Sunday Link Love #5
So many people struggle in January. I did for years. Then I stopped fighting it. We are meant to be resting, hibernating, rejuvenating in January. The animals know it. The trees know it. The flowers know it. If you are exhausted from...
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National Compliment Day is Today!
Yes, National Compliment Day is a real thing! National Compliment Day was established in 1998 as a way to connect people and to spread some positivity. Did you know giving compliments is good for you? It trains the mind to notice the positive and...
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Sunday Link Love #4
The Women's March. I love connecting to other like-minded people and standing up for what we believe in. I'm also humbled every time I participate in the democratic process. We are lucky we can show disapproval and civil disobedience in the...
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HI, I'M TAMI
I teach 100% guilt-free self-care to busy women who want to drop the story that self-care is selfish and start feeling powerful and strong as the leader in their own life. All without them feeling overwhelmed or breaking the bank.