Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women
244 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsLearn healthy routines, anxiety self-care, letting go of guilt, and more … especially if you have no time for self-care. Helping you get back to YOU when you’re busy.
A soothing, inspiring half hour of self-care insights, expert interviews and Q&A for women who are just too busy to focus on self-care with author Suzanne Falter.
Discover how to create a new, different, better life that truly honors the person you were meant to be.
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The Self-Care of Listening to Our Bodies
June 06, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBOften the most overlooked part of our self-care is simply our bodies. Learn how to listen to yours more closely to learn all kinds of clues about yourself, life and your path. In today’s show, we’re beginning with an essay I wrote in 2016 called The Eight Secrets of Emotional Self-Care. Why? Because this is an often overlooked but critical part of the self-care path. I hope you find it useful. One of the many unexpected gifts that came from my daughter Teal’s death was a precious...
How to Use AI for Self-Care
May 30, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBHow to Use AI for Self-Care My guest this week is AI pundit, video expert and all-round enthusiast of cool things, my friend Jon Leland of the Video Mojo podcast. He’s the guy who’d know this answer, being someone who really enjoys spirituality and all that comes with it. In our conversation we get into - How to deal with difficult relationships, - How to feel better about your self-esteem - Creating a self-care schedule for the day - Creating work...
The Antidote for Too Much Media
May 26, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBminute meditation that really helps YOU check in with YOU. May this help you stay grounded in yourself, friend. Much love, Suzanne RESOURCES Link to Tiny Buddha essay The Joy of Letting Go What does it take to truly let go of all the worries, fears and doubts that keep you up at night? It requires surrendering, completely. Letting go of all the negative talk in our heads, and the heaviness in our hearts. Let Suzanne’s book, The Joy of Letting ...
Are You Addicted to Stress?
May 23, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBIt’s time for Best of Best of… as in the very best, most popular episodes from this show. So here’s a replay of one that you all have loved a lot! I’ve chosen to replay a very popular segment I ran a while ago, The Strangely Addictive Nature of Stress. It really expands on this idea that some of us really need to hang out in ‘the emotional drugstore’ as our addiction to adrenaline grows. Here are some actual steps you can take to help with this situation. If anxiety is gett...
How to Stop Having the Same Old Problems
May 19, 2023 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBWe all have problems... but we don't have to have the same old same old for infinity. Not at all! Here I share the story of how I began to break down the old structures that kept me rigidly in place. Because if I can do it, well... so can YOU. May this help you with wherever you're stuck or feeling frustrated today. And may you relax and dissolve a little of that old gunk in the meditation that follows. Love, Suzanne
You, Your Mother & Food
May 16, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.1 MBLearning how to eat more mindfully, and not emotionally overeat is a skill many of us need to learn. Suzanne talks to Jessica Procini, emotional eating expert, on how our relationship with our mothers is often a factor in our food issues. Perhaps you over eat, over drink, over drug, over shop… whatever your ‘ism’ is, issues with the emotional attachment with your mother may be at the root of it. Jessica shares ideas on - Why mother-daughter relationships can be so tricky ...
MEDITATION: Soothing, Healing, Relaxing
May 12, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBOvercoming perfectionism sometimes is as simple as relaxing... and listening to what your body needs, here and now. This simple 20 minute guided visualization will help you come back to yourself... so you can be the very best version of You. Namaste, Suzanne
Overcoming the Curse of Perfectionism
May 09, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBOur theme this week is overcoming our innate perfectionism. As busy people, we’re bound to be hard on ourselves. Yet, as I discovered after Teal’s death, perfectionism is just a tired old habit—one that can be ultimately released and discarded. I begin this show with an easeful essay I wrote back in 2012, On Loving My Imperfection, from my book Surrendering to Joy. Then I add a few updates notes and observations of my own. May it inspire you to relax, ease the pressure and ...
MEDITATION: Opening Up to Affirmations
May 05, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBIn keeping with this week’s theme—using affirmations to change your life—I’ve created a special guided visualization that runs about 15 minutes. It’s all about finding what no longer serves you in your ‘mental garbage’ as this week’s guest Ashley Diana (See ‘Can Affirmations Truly Change Your Life? (Yes!)’ Episode 240) put it. See our last show if you want to learn more. You CAN indeed evolve with these powerful mind-shapers, as ‘Affirmation Babe’ Ashley teaches us. May thi...
Can Affirmations Truly Change Your Life? (Yes!)
May 02, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThis week’s theme is changing your mindset through affirmations… and making it really stick. I’ve interviewed host of the Affirmation Babe podcast, Ashely Diana, who is a font of great information on the topic. I know you’ll love this conversation as much as I did! - What are affirmations - How she got into it - Morning routines that use affirmations - How affirmations can effect your entire life—and friendships - Using affirmations for anxiet...
MEDITATION FRIDAY: PERMISSION TO REST
April 28, 2023 19:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBI created this guided meditation with you in mind if it’s hard to take time to meditate and rest. It takes about 12 minutes to complete... ahhhhh.... May this meditation help you get back to real rest and relaxation. Here’s to you! Suzanne PS. Don’t miss the show that came out earlier this week, Give Yourself Permission to Rest. Look for it right here! All content in this podcast can be found on Suzanne’s website at www.suzannefalter.com ABOUT SUZANNE Suzanne ...
GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO REST
April 24, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBIf this show seems different, it’s because it is. I’m now releasing two shorter shows per week, including one of Fridays that is nothing more than a guided meditation on a particular topic. This will be easier for you to find if you want to do replays. Enjoy! For some reason we are incredibly adverse to taking time to rest and relax, us busy people. So to that end, I’ve made a list of ways you can actually build more rest time into your life. Because as we all know, it’s beneficial. Ev...
Rediscover Your Self-Care Basics
April 18, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBI begin this show with an essay I wrote a while back called How I Learned to Do Too Much … And What I’m Doing About It. In it, I share how my childhood affected my need to overdo and overachieve … and how I’ve been resolving that for myself. And why so many of us feel ashamed if we don’t constantly empty out our endless To Do lists – and how Teal managed life without a To Do list. I spend the rest of the episode sharing some ideas about the real basics we need self-care … especially if we ...
Stop Being a People Pleaser & Speak Up!
April 11, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAre you a little bit of a drama queen? If so… great! I wrote the first part of this show for you. It’s from my book, The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care… and it’s all about letting go of the need for drama in your life. Then I move on to interview a fabulous guest, Amy Green Smith, who has the final word on people pleasing—an insidious habit that can really rob our personal power. Among other things, we discussed: - What is people pleasing and why does it matt...
How a Psychic Medium Can Help You Heal
April 04, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis episode is all about things ephemeral—so I begin with a particular passage from my new book Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. Because hey—how I met my wife, the love of my life, IS a really great story and it was guided by Teal! What follows is an interview with medium, shaman and energy healer, my friend Michaela McGivern. She shares with us a lot of wonderful insight and experience into what a medium really can do for us. Among other things, I le...
The High Cost of Overproducing
March 28, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSuzanne discusses ‘over-producing’ – doing more than is actually needed at any given time. Hence the reason so many of us have no time for self-care. Today, I begin the show by blowing the trumpet and giving you a wake-up call. This essay, inspired by the post of a dying member of our Facebook Group, Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women, instantly stops all of our protests to self-care. Then I follow that up with this question… are you doing too much? Are you actually over-producin...
Online Exercise Tips for Better Health
March 21, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBWe start this episode with a little chat about mom—specifically mine, and what it took to come to a place of peace and forgiveness with a difficult mother. Truthfully, this is how you surrender big loads of grief, shame, anger and more you might be carrying if you come from a dysfunctional family. This was excerpted from my book, Surrendering to Joy. My guest is a powerhouse personal trainer and online exercise influencer, Jaime Filer. Jaime had a lot to say about what functional exerc...
The Joy of Full Money Consciousness
March 14, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBSuzanne shares ideas about conscious spending, and creating far more serenity with your money—a fundamental act of self-care. We open this show with an encouraging little talk about how to stop ‘shoulding’ on yourself, and making yourself wrong. What a way to lose our power. So here are some helpful alternatives. In a heart to heart talk about money, Suzanne shares what she’s learned about making conscious spending a priority in her life. In moving from being a compulsive spender...
What It Really Takes to Grieve Well
March 07, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBToday’s show is all about letting go and managing grief when it comes up. There are all kinds of grief, from everyday loss like the grief of not getting a desired promotion to the grief of suddenly losing your partner. My opening essay tackles the interesting question of what it takes to connect to the other side—with some sage words from Teal’s journal. Then I get into the real nitty gritty of serious loss with my guest, Cheryl Jones, host of the Good Grief podcast. Her calm...
BONUS: Free Spirited Chapters 4 & 5
March 03, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBListen to Chapters four and five of the audiobook of Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife, written and narrated by Suzanne Falter. This is the last sample being offered of the audiobook. You can find it for purchase on Amazon here.
Are You in an Addictive Relationship?
February 28, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBI begin today’s show with a blog I first published… oh, maybe back in 2013? It’s called How to Stop Having Same Old Problems… and it’s about exactly that. Yeah, okay. It took me a major life crisis to move past some of the old detritus. But must it always take a crisis? I share thoughts on how to weave your way past the roadblocks and problems you’re just sick to death of having. And on to relationships! My guest this week is Shena Lashey, host of the Black Girls Heal podcast ...
BONUS: Chapter 3 From Suzanne's Book, Free Spirited
February 24, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBTake a listen to a chapter from Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife, written and narrated by Suzanne Falter Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook on Amazon and elsewhere.
Twenty Ways to Relieve Tension in Your Body
February 21, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThis episode starts with a nod towards the ephemeral. Do you believe in angels? I never did until Teal died, and she pretty much turned into one. That’s partly what I write about in my new memoir, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. I am now convinced that angels are real—and have included plenty of examples for you skeptics out there. (That used to be me!) Then I go on to share 20 different ways you can use right now to start to get the tension out of you...
BONUS: Chapter 2 of Suzanne's book, Free Spirited
February 17, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBTeal and her friend Sean travel to Morocco, where she has the vision that she believes gives her a healing gift. Meanwhile Suzanne goes through Teal's death and learns what transcendance really means. Purchase Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook!
Are You in an Abusive Relationship…and You Don’t Even Know It?
February 14, 2023 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBToday’s show begins with a little support on how to take effective work breaks that really reset your brain. Cause hey—so often we just don’t do it. And… that’s okay. We just have to learn how. Your brain will thank you for it! My guest Paul Colaianni is one of the top experts on the Internet on how to hang on to your marriage. His podcast Love and Abuse is a really great teacher on all matters related to this sensitive subject. Among other things we talked about: - B...
BONUS: Chapter One of Suzanne's Book Free Spirited
February 10, 2023 09:00 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBPlease listen to Chapter One of my new audiobook. Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me From the Afterlife. It's available on Spotify and coming soon (if not already there) on Audible. Free Spirited is available in ebook and paperback as well, where books are sold both online and off. The theme music was arranged and sung by Teal.
Finding Happier, Healthier Relationships
February 07, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBI begin this episode with a few thoughts about the wiring we grow up with all our lives—what I learned was called ‘Always Already Listening’. My guest is Dr. Morgan Andserson, an expert in something you want to know about called ‘Attachment Theory’. She shares how she came back from dating a narcissist to devoting herself to the clinical research on how to have healthy relationships… and now coaching more than 400 people on this. We talked about: The connection between attachmen...
How to Visualize so It Actually Works
January 31, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDid you know that life eventually gets better as you age—no matter what? At least it does from the perspective of all round wisdom. I begin this show with an essay titled, ‘How Accepting Hardships Makes Us Wiser’… because, yeah, my knocks have been my greatest wake up calls. My greatest teachers. Do you know how to visualize? Like… really? So you get results? I’ve been working with visualization for thirty+ years and I’ve finally learned a thing or two about it, shared here. I have a c...
Use Your Voice to Get What You Want
January 24, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBWe begin today’s show with a blog I wrote about a key to personal power … and that’s clarity. Do you actually KNOW what you want in this life—or need? Most of us haven’t slowed down enough to find out. That’s why I read a blog called ‘What if I Don’t Know What I Want?’ If this rings a bell … then this one’s for you, friend. Enjoy. Cool guest on today’s show—Samara Bay. She’s a voice coach to actors, influencers, and corporate bigwigs in Hollywood. And she shares the fundamentals ...
Getting Calm & Grounded with Your Vagus Nerve
January 17, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBSuzanne talks with anxiety expert and podcast host Kelli Walker about the vagus nerve and various easy exercises to calm anxiety and get grounded again. This show begins with a piece of writing I did called ‘You Matter More Than You Think’. It’s a vulnerable, tender piece of writing from the time just after Teal’s death, when I could suddenly see the world and our interconnectedness so very clearly. In it, I discuss a concept Teal shared called The Unified Field of Love. My guest...
Heal Your Anxiety, Worry, Perfectionism and Fear
January 10, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBSuzanne breaks down what these worries are, and how to provide big healing by using the natural resources within your own body and psyche. If you’re like the rest of us, you worry sometimes. Sometimes you even cook up more drama than is good for a heart and soul. To that end, I begin today’s show by sharing my essay “Are You a Drama Junkie?” It’s bound to strike a chord if you know life is just a LITTLE more exciting than you wish it was. Don’t worry, friend… serenity is at hand. ...
Emotional Eating: What Are You REALLY Hungry For?
January 03, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBLearning how to eat more mindfully, and not emotionally overeat is a skill many of us need to learn. Suzanne talks to Jessica Procini, emotional eating expert, on how to use food as food, instead of a comfort substitute. I don’t know about you, but I’m a WAY restless meditator. So this week I start the show by sharing a practical list of ways you can overcome that restlessness… and just settle down and chill out. Good idea for the start of a new year, right? Because we all need to get ...
Therapy, Narcissism and You
December 27, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBSuzanne interviews therapist and host of The Virtual Couch, Tony Overbay about therapy 101 and how to deal with a narcissist—and why we wind up with them in the first place. I don’t know about you, but from time to time in my life, I’ve needed a good therapist. Someone to talk to whose listening ear is just for me—and who can tell me what I need to hear. Ideally, we can rely on our spouses, or our families and close friends for such, right? Perhaps. Often, therapy is a great addi...
Self-Care Rituals for a Thriving New Year
December 20, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBJoin me for an episode that’s all focused on how to make the most of the New Year’s mojo. I start with an essay about the specific lessons I learned when my slate was wiped clean several years back. (And boy … there were a lot of them!) These are all lessons I still live by. Then I get into the meat of the matter and share several specific New Year’s rituals around self-care … everything from deep cleaning to spiritual refreshment. May you find it useful. I mentioned all kinds of...
Holiday Self-Care Survival Guide
December 13, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, I’m focusing on self-care during the holidays. Specifically, I kick things off with my essay, “How to Survive Dysfunctional Family Get-Togethers (the Buddhist Version.)” It’s a perennial favorite, updated here to reflect some Buddhist teachings I love. Then I go on to share my own thoughts about this all-important topic of self-care during the holiday madness. Most of us know the holidays as a time to indulge, then stagger off to lose that extra weight/hangover/s...
How Do You Save a Marriage?
December 06, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBLove, marriage and commitments are the topics today as I begin this show with a post I wrote in 2019 from my blog called ‘How to Say No to the People You Love’. Because sometimes we just have to in the name of self-care, now don’t we? My guest is none other than the well-respected marriage expert Lee Baucom. Host of one of the original marriage podcasts, Save the Marriage, he really has a GREAT perspective on how to have a healthy, working marriage—even AFTER the times get tough. God B...
Does Open Marriage Actually Work?
November 29, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBSuzanne discusses non-monogamy, also known as polyamory, and gender, sexuality and relationship diversity with sex educator Gigi Engel. Suzanne also talks about the concept of Scarcity Thinking when it comes to time and money. A liberating show! Our guest today has many liberating viewpoints—but first, I share with you some ideas about the dreaded ‘Scarcity Trap’… it could be tripping you up if you feel like you never have enough time or money. Some liberating thoughts to open your mind ab...
Want Peace? Overcome Your Resistance to Life
November 22, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBIf you’ve struggled with panic, anxiety, overwhelming anger, or any kind of addiction, ‘getting real’ about life…and coming to a place of acceptance…is the key. Suzanne talks about it here. I begin today’s show with a practical little blog I wrote recently called The Art of the Work Break. Because really, a lot of us get this wrong. Yet getting break time right can truly be the difference between a productive day, and one that just dragged on and on, seemingly without end. And as...
Get into Your Full Feminine Power
November 15, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBWhen women feel powerful they are confident, strong, yet also compassionate and embodying the divine feminine. Suzanne talks to Sharon Melnick PhD about her work as a woman’s empowerment coach. How powerful are you? And what would it take to become more powerful? This is the focus of today’s show, as I begin with an essay I wrote about getting through painful transitions—and the power that can be gleaned from such. Then I speak to a great guest, Sharon Melnick PhD, who had a lot ...
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep—and What’s New
November 08, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBSuzanne covers some tried and true sleep enhancing ideas, plus the latest research and new tricks to try. Today’s episode starts with something different—a questionnaire, called ‘How Kind Are You to Yourself?’ I put this together because a) I love questionnaires, and how much inner insight they can prompt. But also because the question bears asking. As I age, I find my own ability to be gentle with myself has seriously increased. And I urge you to consider a similar approach. It ...
Calming Down, Part II: Mindfulness
November 01, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBSuzanne interviews Teresa McKee, mindfulness teacher and embodiment of deep, calming presence. Mindfulness has been proven to increase productivity and serenity! No matter where you spend the bulk of your day, your environment impacts you. That’s why I did a blog called How Does Your Work Environment Impact Your Self-Care. It’s got 8 actionable ideas you can put to use right now to make your barren hotdesk feel more like a home, and your home office feel more like a supportive workplac...
Calming Down, Part I: Yoga
October 25, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBHow do we REALLY calm down at the core? With Yoga, for one thing. It’s a 2000 year old practice proven to relieve stress. Suzanne talks to yogini Kashi Ananda In the spirit of slowing down, I thought I’d do a two part over this episode and next on the root of calming ourselves deeply through yoga and mindfulness. Nothing unplugs us like these two ancient, venerable traditions… so it’s time to talk to two experts in these fields. This show begins with a bit of a chapter of my book...
Start to Love Your Body Just as It Is
October 18, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBHow to get organized even when you’re super busy… AND how to lose belly fat and gain in self-esteem through self-care and smoothies! An interview with Tarashaun Hausner. Due to being sick in bed with COVID I’m takin’ it easy this week… This show is a replay of a 2020 interview I did with Tarashaun Hauser, a former model turned blender/smoothie enthusiast and now wellness coach focusing on healthy body image and weight loss. She really learned how to overcome the negative messages of the m...
The (Soothing) Antidote to Doomscrolling
October 11, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThese are perilous times, friend. That is why I decided to do a show on doomscrolling—something I’ve been guilty of myself. That’s the uncontrollable urge to dive into terrible news in social media and mainstream media constantly. So I begin with an apropos experience I had five years ago, when I went to a remote island for ten days and had no screens with me. None! It was an extraordinary break and the effects lasted a good long while. Since then, though, the world has become a much...
Ayawaska and Growling-- how a Doctor (and Comic) Self-Cares
October 04, 2022 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBMy guest in this show, Dr. Priyanka Wali is both a doctor AND a stand up comic—and she shares what she learned about self-care with us. We cover everything from the joys of growling to her clinical trials of psychedelic drugs for depression. I begin this show with the self-care laundry list you’ve been waiting for—Self-Care Gifts and Treats for Extremely Busy Women… Because who doesn’t want some beautiful soap or an awesome tea mug sometimes? Got some real road-tested favorites in here...
Take Your Next Vacation for Cheap ..or Even Free
September 27, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWelcome to the self-care zone! I begin this show with a chat about anger—and how I’m learning to manage mine, long forged from a tough childhood and a tendency to .. react ..to things. May you find some courage and comfort here! My wonderful guest this week is the awesome Chris Hutchins who has learned how to hack his way through life—and is eager to share what he learned. I was pretty darn gobsmacked as he went on about all kinds of ways to use credit cards to grab entire ...
A Critical Part of Self-Care
September 20, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBOne of the most critical self-care practices you can do is to forgive others—especially when that rage, anger or resentment threatens your peace of mind. Suzanne shares a powerful story about how she came to finally let go of devastating anger and forgive someone who wronged her. In this episode, I begin by sharing an essay I wrote called Discovering a New Self-Care Comfort Zone. Because it occurred to me the other day that we have certain set points, or comfort zones, where our self-c...
A Six-Minute Dance Party for Your Soul
September 13, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBHeather Munro Pierce leads Suzanne and listeners in a six-minute dance party that helps you relieve stress, shake off anxiety and get back to YOU! Heather is the leader of the Body Mystik Dance Circles. Why should you stop everything, put down whatever is distracting you, worrying you, stressing you out or demanding you overdeliver to… dance? Huh? YES! Heather Munro Pierce not only discusses what happens in your body when you surrender to beautiful, conscious, flowing movement—she shares a...
Finding the Key to Your Chronic Pain
September 06, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIf you sit a lot to do your job, you could have a unexplained pain that runs from your knees to your shoulders. Suzanne talks to PT Christine Koth about her handy invention, The Hip Hook, and how to release the one muscle that always gets forgotten. I begin this show with a little rhapsody about baking, cooking and nesting as a way to relieve anxiety. For me it’s tried and true … and as promised, here is a WONDERFUL recipe that will put you right in the mood. It’s for the best chocolate ca...
Critical Self-Care Questions for Overachievers
August 30, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBToday’s show—my 200th!!—begins with a bit on my story and how it led me on to the path of greater self-care. For we’ve all been through crises, which in my case turned out to be a marvelous teacher. I also share some thoughts from my wonderful late daughter Teal Barns, who lived with great wisdom and joy and really understood exactly what I needed to learn: how to just ‘be’. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been a striver. Ever pushing myself forward to achieve achieve a...