How good are you at taking time to just slow down, relax, and not do a thing? What kind of feelings does Or, do you feel the need to be busy doing something? “Though the sacred art of pausing, we develop the capacity to stop hiding, to stop running away from our own experience. We […]

You asked about what to do with feelings *after* awareness.   First I’d like to clarify the obvious– that feeling something (a sensation in your body) and acting on a feeling (reactivity) are separate things. So the goal, in the beginning, is to increase awareness and acceptance of feelings, many people hesitate to embrace this step

Question Submitted to Natasha for advice: I recently found your blog through strengtheningmarriage.com/blog where I have participated frequently. I am LDS, and my wife and I just celebrated our 18th anniversary yesterday. I find one of the greatest difficulties in my marriage is the difference in our dependency. My wife is very independent. She is

When you have a chronic illness and/or chronic pain, there is a delicate balance between not allowing yourself to live and then pushing it too far. For the first 5 years of being chronically ill, I was so scared that anything I did that was “extra” or “fun” would cause me to be in more

I remember the day well. I was sitting in the chapel next to my oldest who was dressed in white, about to get baptized. And I was livid. Absolutely furious. This was supposed to be a huge, wonderful day in our family and I was seething to the point that I could barely see straight.