(Scroll to the bottom of this article to listen in podcast form!) Recently I was coaching a client who identified one of her core values as flexibility. When I do work-life balance coaching, I focus a lot on values. I ask clients a series of questions about their chosen words. Those questions …
How to Practice Acceptance
This week was supposed to be the start of my husband’s big trial in Salt Lake City. While the trial is only 10-12 days, the whole thing’s a 3-4 week process because they do witness prep and jury selection and a bunch of stuff before hand. He’s an intellectual property attorney, which in general is a …
Freedom of Thought
(image courtesy unsplash.com) (Scroll to the bottom to listen to this episode in podcast format!) The other day I was taking a walk on the homestead by myself. I walked to a stream crossing we call "the cold pool” – a short but deep section of the creek that runs through our property, fed by a …
Lean Out Podcast: Mindful with Jessie Mahoney
With mindfulness in your back pocket, any transition can be easier. My guest on the most recent Lean Out Podcast is Dr. Jessie Mahoney. Jessie is a pediatrician by training who spent years doing clinical work as well as serving as a wellness officer for her group before transitioning to the world …
What It’s Like to Live Off-Grid in the Wilderness
(Scroll to the bottom to hear this post in podcast form) As a longtime traveler having done lots of slow travel, I find different ways of living fascinating. People are so varied and individual in terms of how they prefer to live… individual, just like work-life balance. Not many people live …
What To Do When You’re Lost or Stuck
(Want to listen to this post? Skip to the bottom!) We knew it would happen eventually, living down an unplowed road in snow season. We got stuck driving our tracked utility vehicle from our homestead to our car (parked at the plowed highway). Today I'll share what happened, how we handled …
