Colleen's Blog

Struggling to find time for daily meditation? Discover how five simple questions can transform your stress response and emotional eating patterns in just 30 seconds. Are you tired of feeling reactive instead of strategic? Do you find yourself stress-eating at night or snapping at colleagues during tense meetings? You’re not alone. While mindfulness experts recommend […]

How a former teacher’s mindfulness tool can transform your responses to stress in just 30 seconds We’ve all experienced that moment. The email that makes your blood pressure spike. The family argument that escalates out of nowhere. The unexpected bill that arrives at the worst possible time. The colleague’s comment that feels like nails on […]

You know that feeling of walking with one heel on and the other shoe off? That hobbling, off-balance, disorienting sensation where every step feels awkward and uncertain? Sometimes life feels exactly like that—and lately, that’s been my reality with both my schedule and my intentions for mindful eating. An Unusual Season of Life This summer […]

Breaking Free from Restrictive Diet Mentality I have reached that point … and I love it! I have no idea what day of the week it is! It is one of my favorite parts of each summer that I relish (and the days that I can stay in jammies all day). I love having a […]

Why is adopting a progress over perfection mindset important? I can hear the tumble of the dryer in the background as I write this. It’s time for laundry … again. The Oreo Problem: Why ‘Done’ Doesn’t Exist When I was much younger, Phyllis Diller (comedienne) said that keeping a house clean while you raise children […]

I just watched a TedTalk video that was recorded in 2015. Robert Waldinger’s “What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness” was intriguing. I am not alone thinking it was cool as the video currently has nearly 50 million views.  Waldinger explained that Harvard began a longitudinal study in the 1930’s […]