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It can be easy to get overwhelmed at times and yet making small differences in the lives of others can actually help ease feelings of helplessness and disempowerment.  Sounds a bit counterintuitive doesn’t it.  “I am already overwhelmed with a list of to dos and uncertain of what to take on next.  How can addingContinue reading “Starfish: How Helping Others can Help You”

Going on vacation almost always leaves me feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.  The drive back from June Lake included the beautiful green meadows and majestic mountains of Yosemite National Park and sparkling blue water of the Merced River.  As we drove by this beautiful scenery, I reflected upon what it is about vacation that is soContinue reading “June Lake 2020: Back to the Basics”

My sixth grade teacher Mrs. Clayton (shout out to Vallemar Middle School in Pacifica), gave me a book of poems by Robert Frost at the end of the school year.  In his poem “The Road Not Taken,” Frost writes “I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads divergedContinue reading “The Road Less Traveled”

In my mid-twenties, I came upon a book by Don Miguel Ruiz titled The Four Agreements.  Having just graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from San Diego State, the168-paged book was a lot smaller and concise than the heavy-weighted readers and text-books utilized in my graduate classes.  Yet within its pages I found theContinue reading “The Four Agreements in Action”

Once a year we celebrate Thanksgiving. In my household growing up we would go around the table and say what we were grateful for. That tradition has continued in my household today. Why only one day to acknowledge what we are grateful for? In a day and age where information is easily accessible and materialContinue reading “Gratitude”

A friend of mine at a summer camp used to call me ” la sirena,” which in Spanish means mermaid. I have always had a strong connection with water, whether it is jumping off a 20 foot cliff in Bocas Del Torro, Panama (to submerge myself in the freezing cold water below), to 4am swimContinue reading “Get In Your Flow”

Even if you might not be thinking or feeling it at the moment, today, yesterday, the past few months, the past year – you have a strong spirit. In this time of uncertainty and struggle some are able to pull on their inner strength more than ever while others may feel their inner light hasContinue reading “You Have a Strong Spirit”

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Passionate about shifting how we treat and look at health, wellness and life On a mission to create a community of support and hope I believe focusing on resiliency and strength can help make the positive changes needed to awaken your inner spirit and live your most fulfilled life