AI Helped Me Sound “Better” and Feel Worse

Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. It was close to midnight the first time it really hit me. I was sitting alone at my kitchen table, still in work clothes, phone in hand. I’d […]

Want to Eat Healthier and Feel Better on Your Skin?

For years, people thought of me as healthy because I rarely ate meat or desserts. But it was more that I was desperate to stay thin, and I consumed tons of processed food and sugary candy because I could eat them without gaining weight. Now that I’m older, and especially since I have children, I’m […]

Why Your Friendships Make You Feel Anxious and Overthink Everything

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Many of our relationship struggles are not character flaws but survival strategies that once made sense.” ~Unknown Throughout my life I’ve often been described as confident and outgoing. I can be the “life and soul” of a party […]

Learning to Feel Safe Resting After a Lifetime of People-Pleasing

Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste […]

Our Hidden Crisis: Too Many of Us Feel Like We Don’t Matter

I experienced something I’ll never forget in a hospital room ten years ago. My first son had just been born, and the nurse ushered me in to meet him. Restless and crying, he frantically reached out his arms. I lowered my hand, and his tiny fingers gripped my index finger and didn’t let go. His […]

Eight Ways You Can Feel More Hopeful—Even in Dark Times

Should we maintain hope in uncertain times? These days, this question is at the forefront of my mind—and probably many other people’s. Especially when we face political polarization, humanitarian crises at our borders, and the prospect of a warming planet, it’s easy to despair rather than hope. But, according to William Miller, professor emeritus at […]

3 Simple Words to Help You Feel Present, Grounded, and Nourished

“The little things? They’re not little.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn Remember Halloween, 2018? No? We wouldn’t, either, except that it happens to be the day our mindfulness journey—and our lives—changed forever. First, some background. We (Deborah and Willow) met when our boys played on the same fifth-grade soccer team. We connected quickly through our shared love of […]