Tips and Tools
Will You Be Your Valentine? Gifts for Cultivating Self-Love
Will You Be Your Valentine? Gifts for Cultivating Self-Love posted by Martha Krausz/ February 14, 2023 When I was in college studying Virginia Woolf among the Jersey-cowed fields of rural Massachusetts, my mother would send me boxes of See’s Candy. In February,...
A Wise Woman’s Words for Getting Through Hard Times
A Wise Woman's Words for Getting Through Hard Timesposted by Connie Sobczak / September 9, 2020I woke up this morning to an orange sky, which continues to get darker, not lighter, as the morning goes on. It’s 10:00 am as I write this blog, and it looks like nighttime...
Tips for inner peace & self-love in COVID times
Tips for Inner Peace & Self-Love in COVID Timesposted by Connie Sobczak / July 30, 2020The last time I wrote about the COVID-19 pandemic, we were just beginning our time of sheltering in place. I never expected that many months later I would be reaching out to you...
8 Body Positive Ways to Boost Your Health in 2019
8 Body Positive Ways to Boost Your Health in 2019posted by Naomi Finkelstein / December 18, 2018 So, you’re tempted to start fresh in the new year. Maybe you’re in pain (emotional and/or physical). Maybe you’re frustrated that your clothes aren’t comfortable or you...
Filters for Your Mind: Better Than the Ones Found on Instagram
Filters for Your Mind: Better Than the Ones Found on Instagramposted by Connie Sobczak / September 25, 2018 While waiting at the airport in Washington D.C. for my flight home last Monday, my attention was drawn to a message flashed on a neon advertisement board. In...
Love First, Then Acceptance
Love First, Then Acceptanceposted by Connie Sobczak / July 26, 2018 “Oh, I could never love my body! But I hope to be able to accept it one day if I’m lucky.” This is a statement I hear often. Up until last week, my response has generally been along the lines of,...