My Peace in 50 is a weekly blog exploring small, evidence-based practices to reclaim peace, presence, and purpose—one week at a time. Rooted in nervous system care, personal reflection, and embodied healing, each post offers insight, encouragement, and a gentle invitation to reconnect with what matters most.
Hi friends,
For most of my life, I thought calming down was something you did with your mind—take a breath, reframe the thought, talk yourself out of the feeling.
And sometimes that works.
But this week’s blog explores what happens when the body needs to finish what stress started.
In Somatic Sha...
Hi friends,
I’ve spent years teaching and writing about boundaries—especially in leadership. Clear, compassionate boundaries still matter deeply to me, and they always will.
But this week’s blog explores a different layer of boundary work—one that often comes before words, policies, or conversati...
This week’s blog grew out of a practice I used to quietly resist: power poses.
They sounded corny at first. Performative. A little “superhero stance” energy that didn’t quite fit how I move through the world. And yet—when I finally tried one, something shifted. Not dramatically. Not magically. Bu...
Dear Friend,
Many of us learned early that being helpful was how we stayed connected, safe, or valued.
This week’s blog, Releasing the Need to “Fix” Everything, explores how fixing can shift from kindness into compulsion—and how stepping back can become an act of trust, care, and nervous-system h...
Dear Friend,
For many of us, saying “no” isn’t hard because we don’t know our limits — it’s hard because we’ve learned that safety comes from saying yes.
This week’s blog, Saying “No” Without Guilt, explores how boundaries begin in the body, not in the explanation. I write about noticing depletio...
Dear Friend,
This week’s blog is about something deceptively simple: space.
Not space as something we earn — but space as something we’re allowed to claim. A chair. A corner. A place where your body knows it doesn’t have to brace.
In Creating a Calming Corner, I explore why our nervous systems ne...
Dear Friend,Â
As the year comes to a close, I notice something familiar happening.
An almost irresistible urge to clean. To clear. To release what no longer fits. Not out of perfectionism—but out of a deep desire to begin again with less weight.
This week’s blog, “Cleaning as Ceremony,” explores ...
Hello Friend,
If you feel pulled in a million directions right now — you’re not alone.
In my latest blog, Rest as Resistance, I explore how rest isn’t something we earn, postpone, or squeeze in “when things calm down.” It’s a peace practice — especially during times of intensity, overwhelm, and e...
 Hi friend,
This week’s blog explores one of the most powerful emotional healing tools we have — our body.
So often, we try to think our way through our feelings. But emotions live in the nervous system, the muscles, the breath. And sometimes, clarity comes not from naming an emotion — but from m...
 Hi friend,
Last week, we explored how sound and music can bring us back to ourselves.This week, we’re turning inward — toward the way we talk to ourselves.
In this new blog, I share how affirmations can become embodied practices that:
Gently rewire our nervous system
Shift us from criticism to ...
Hi friend,
This week’s blog is one of my favorites — a heartfelt reflection on music as medicine.
From 90s grunge (hello Pearl Jam) to the quiet hums that steady us, music shapes our nervous system, our memories, and our sense of self. It’s not just entertainment — it’s regulation, release, and r...
Hi friend,
This week’s blog explores one of the most accessible nervous system tools we have: nature.
After a difficult few weeks supporting my mom as she recovers from a broken hip, I found myself pulled into the eucalyptus forest near my childhood home. What I felt there wasn’t just nostalgia —...
My Peace in 50 is a weekly blog exploring small, evidence-based practices to reclaim peace, presence, and purpose—one week at a time. Rooted in nervous system care, personal reflection, and embodied healing, each post offers insight, encouragement, and a gentle invitation to reconnect with what matters most.
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