Taking Care of Yourself is not Selfish
One of the best things about my day-to-day life, is that I get to talk to and help people — primarily women. a theme keeps coming up — and it is most definitely something that I have struggled with,...
View ArticleConstant Redirection — of your thoughts
Train Your Brain I’ve been doing a lot of one-on-one coaching lately, which I absolutely LOVE, and something came up the other day that I wanted to share. My wonderful client and I were joking...
View ArticleHow to Live in the Land of AND
I was helping my fifth grader the other day with a writing assignment where she needed to use all of the basic “joining words” — conjunctions, or the newer, hipper word: conjoining. There was an...
View ArticleType A, Type B, or Type LMNOP
Let’s talk Types. Do you consider yourself Type A or Type B? I’ve had quite a few coaching calls the past few weeks while I’ve been off school for summer vacation, and this theme keeps coming up....
View ArticleStop Delaying Happiness
Hi there amazingly wonderful people, I hope life is treating you well. Today I want to talk about Being Happy. And I’d like to really challenge you to take the time to journal today and ponder whether...
View ArticleHow to Think Like a Winner
Good morning wonderful people and happy Friday Eve!! Let’s talk mindset today. You’ve been here, reading my emails, for a while. I email you a newsletter each and every Thursday and I’m sure that...
View ArticleDo Not Settle.
Hi there, Slow Down Society. I am thinking of you, and hope you are well. Let’s do a check in. How are you doing? No, *really*. How are you doing?? Growing up, my husband heard the phrase,...
View ArticleStop Being Busy just for the Sake of Being Busy
Hello there Slow Down Society!! Let’s talk being busy today. and how much that sucks. there is this internet meme that makes the rounds every few months — “I love how being an adult is just saying...
View ArticleYou are Not a Spreadsheet
Hi there Slow Down Society — Today I want you to make a plan of attack for when you are in a bad mood. No, really. This is what I’d like for you to do. And when you do so, write me back and let...
View ArticleLoving Yourself Unconditionally, and Why That is Hard to Do
Good morning Slow Down Society! I hope you are having a lovely week so far and that you can have a bit of fun today and that your Mother’s Day weekend goes the way you’d like it to. I’ve coached a lot...
View ArticleMental Gymnastics
Hi there wonderful person, and Happy Friday Eve! Let’s Talk Decisions. Decisioning can be exhausting. Parenting can be exhausting. Adulting can be exhausting. but it doesn’t have to be. the sheer...
View ArticleDo You Feel Behind? Read This.
You are Not Behind. #pinkiepromise Happy Friday EVE, pretty people!! Today, I am home. I didn’t plan on being home today, but Covid has finally hit the O’Dea household and my youngest (age 12) woke up...
View ArticleDealing with Overwhelm episode 8 of the Slow Living Podcast
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Hi there Slow Down Society —I hope you are doing well. Today is a great time to do some reflection and pondering before the calendar page flips over tomorrow...
View ArticleEpisode 9 of the Slow Living Podcast — Getting What You Want
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. I’m excited to share this week’s episode of the Slow Living Podcast with you — because we are getting down to work. I get a lot of emails from...
View ArticleEpisode 10 — Planning out Your Dream
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Hi there Slow Down Society, I hope you are doing well. I have a question for you today: Are you living your Dream Life? If not, why not??In this episode I...
View ArticleHow “Woo” are YOU? Intersecting Belief with Action
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. December 21, 2021 Hi there Slow Down Society, and happy Tuesday —I hope you are doing well. It is the Winter Solstice today. It’s supposed to rain all day,...
View ArticleTaking Stock of the Here and Now — episode 12 of the Slow Living Podcast
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Hi there Slow Down Society —I hope you are doing well. January 2022 We are in a BRAND. NEW. YEAR. Just like that. And in a brand new year, it is time for...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Nay or Yay? episode 13 of the Slow Living Podcast
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. January 2022 It is the first week of January — and for many of us (probably most of us) yesterday, Monday, was when our self-prescribed New Year’s...
View Articleepisode 14: Motivation is a Choice
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. January 11, 2022 Hi there Slow Down Society, and happy Tuesday —I hope you are doing well. I am in the midst of Omicron Crazy Town. I work in an elementary...
View ArticleWhat is “your number?” Talking about money, retirement, and financial...
see all Slow Living Podcast notes, here. Hi there Slow Down Society, and happy Tuesday —I hope you are doing well. I am writing this on Monday night — and it’s a Monday night of a 3-day weekend. ALL...
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