ALT Screenshot essay titled '3 Tiny Habits to Practice Mindful Stillness in Your Ordinary Day'. The text discusses three small habits to incorporate mindfulness into daily life: 1) Feeling your feet at a red light to embrace stillness, 2) savoring the first sip of coffee or tea fully, and 3) taking three deep breaths before responding to messages. The essay emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment and finding sacredness in ordinary experiences. It ends with an offer for a 'Burnout Recovery Toolkit' to help slow down and reconnect with oneself. The essay includes a photo description of an opportunity for stillness during a commute in Edmonds, WA.

ALT An essay titled 'How to Hold Grief and Gratitude With Both Hands (Without Choosing One)' discusses the balance between grief and gratitude. It describes personal experiences, including burying a sister in a convent while still enjoying laughter, illustrating that sorrow and joy coexist. The essay invites readers to recognize feelings of grief and gratitude together, highlighting that they originate from love. It suggests a practice of allowing both emotions to coexist and provides a call to action to download a Burnout Recovery Toolkit for grounding practices. The image includes a sunset captured in Edmonds, WA, symbolizing the theme of holding both feelings.

ALT A screenshot essay titled 'How an Ordinary Moment Can Wake You Up to Your Own Life', discussing the importance of mindfulness and being present in everyday moments. The text describes how simple activities, like washing dishes or pausing at a red light, can lead to a mindful awakening and a connection to one's own life. It emphasizes the value of noticing these moments and offers a suggestion to linger in them for an extra breath. The essay includes a mention of a free Burnout Recovery Toolkit, inviting readers to practice presence. A note indicates that there is a photo related to the theme, taken in Edmonds, WA.

ALT Screenshot essay titled 'Why Self-Awareness Is One of Your Best Tools for Growth'. The essay discusses the common belief among high-achieving women that self-care is selfish, contrasting it with the author's experience in a convent where self-reflection was viewed as a form of personal growth and formation. It emphasizes the importance of pausing to recognize one's feelings, protect energy, and counteract self-criticism as acts of generosity towards oneself. The author encourages readers to ask themselves an honest question about their well-being to initiate growth. The essay concludes by promoting a free Burnout Recovery Toolkit. The image includes a photo of a snail navigating the rain, symbolizing careful attention to self.

ALT A screenshot essay titled 'How to Stay Steady When Everything Around You Feels Like Chaos'. The essay discusses the importance of finding steadiness and calmness amidst chaos, drawing on personal experiences from living in a convent and working at Microsoft. It emphasizes the power of intentional breathing as an anchor in stressful situations. The text encourages readers to take one slow, intentional breath to regain grounding during chaotic moments, and suggests that even small pauses can provide a sense of peace. Includes a reference to a Burnout Recovery Toolkit for further support. The image features raindrops on petals, representing calmness in the rain.

ALT Screenshot essay titled 'One Intentional Sentence a Day: 5 Gifts It Hands a High-Achieving Woman.' The text discusses the benefits of mindful one-sentence journaling, elaborating on five key gifts it offers: 1. Clarity, enabling focus on a single important thought. 2. A pause, providing a moment of stillness amidst busyness. 3. Self-trust, as completing thoughts builds confidence. 4. Presence, fostering awareness of the present moment through writing. 5. A record of grace, tracking emotional states over time. The essay encourages starting this practice the next day. A call-to-action to grab a 'Burnout Recovery Toolkit' is included. An image depicting the gifts of mindful noticing in Edmonds, WA, accompanies the text.

ALT A screenshot essay titled 'Too Scattered to Journal? One Sentence Holds the Whole Day' discusses the simplicity and power of journaling with just one sentence each morning. It encourages readers to take a moment before the day begins to choose a thought, promoting mindfulness and self-connection. The essay highlights how this practice can transform a day from chaotic to calm, emphasizing that the act of writing one sentence can be both meaningful and relieving. It concludes with a suggestion for a free resource, the Burnout Recovery Toolkit, and includes a visual reference of raindrops on flowers, symbolizing beauty in small moments.

ALT Screenshot essay titled 'Too Busy to Journal? One Sentence Can Bring Clarity on Your Fullest Days' that discusses the challenges of maintaining clarity in a busy day filled with back-to-back meetings and distractions. The text emphasizes the importance of incorporating a simple journaling practice into daily life, suggesting that writing a single sentence can help restore focus amidst chaos. Sample prompts encourage reflection on needs and feelings, highlighting that this quick practice can take just twenty to thirty seconds, making clarity accessible even on the busiest days. The image is accompanied by a photograph of a journaling tool in Porto, Portugal.

ALT Screenshot essay titled 'Your Growth Feeling Scattered? Choose the Sacred Power of Three.' The essay discusses the importance of focusing on three areas of life for personal growth. It emphasizes that three is a manageable number, drawing parallels to the steadiness of a tripod. It mentions how the mind retains information better in clusters of three, illustrating this with examples like phone numbers. The author encourages choosing three corners of life to tend to, facilitating a slow and purposeful approach to growth. A reference is made to a 'Burnout Recovery Toolkit.' The image includes text laid out in paragraphs conveying these ideas, and a photo of a trail marker from Snoqualmie Falls, WA.

ALT Screenshot essay titled "Mind Too Full to Think? Let One Moment of Wonder Bring You Back". The text discusses the overwhelming nature of a busy mind filled with distractions, urging readers to seek simplicity and find wonder in ordinary moments, such as steam from tea or a bird in the garden. It highlights that focusing on small, simple experiences can quiet a racing mind and lead to a sense of grounding and presence. The author shares a personal learning from the convent about finding the sacred in the ordinary. The essay concludes with a reminder that while the mind may fill again, small practices of wonder help one return to themselves. Includes a link to a Burnout Recovery Toolkit.