I’d love to share a mindset tool with you that I’ve been practicing a lot recently. As you may know, I had a double mastectomy in March of 2025 after a breast cancer diagnosis. A few weeks ago, I had my fourth, and hopefully final, reconstruction surgery. To be honest, the last year or so has been a lot. The surgeries were painful. The recoveries were long and difficult. And I was really dreading going through it all again. I could feel the fear. The dread. That deep vulnerab

Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about play. About authenticity. About the difference between gratitude and appreciation. About how your nervous system is always listening for cues of safety. Now I want to bring it all together. Because this isn’t theory. It’s a practice. And small daily practices are what gently reshape a life. Here is the Daily Appreciation Practice in its simplest, most powerful form: Step 1: Notice something steady. Not extraordinary. Not impressive.

Most of us believe we’ll feel calm when life settles down. When the diagnosis is behind us. When the kids are okay. When the debt is paid off. When the relationship feels easier. But what if calm isn’t something you wait for? What if it’s something you’re in control of? Appreciation allows you to hold two things at once. “This is hard… and I appreciate my strength.” “I’m healing… and I appreciate my body’s effort.” “I’m growing… and I appreciate who I already am.” That dual a

Here’s something both simple and powerful: What you practice becomes your baseline. If you practice urgency, you strengthen urgency. If you practice self-criticism, you strengthen pressure. If you practice appreciation… you strengthen peace. Not overnight. But steadily. That’s why I teach my clients a Daily Appreciation Practice. Not as another task. Not as forced positivity. Not as a gratitude list you rush through before bed. But as a small, intentional pause. Notice someth