Give the Gift of Coaching
December 1, 2022
Give the gift of clarity, focus and inspired action. This holiday season, you can purchase a two-session coaching package for you to give to a loved one who is ready to have an incredible 2023. This package includes two 75-minute sessions (over Zoom) to meet with Kristen Manieri one-on-one. These inspiring and thought-provoking sessions are […]
(Part Four) Ending Overwhelm Series: Have an Alert System
November 24, 2022
Once I know what matters and what doesn’t, and I’m chugging along nicely at 70 percent capacity, it’s only a matter of time before I slip up and start filling in the blank spaces and inching toward 100 percent capacity or beyond. In my state of ease, I can fall prey to the inevitable tide […]
(Part Three) End Overwhelm Series: How to Say “No” More Often
November 17, 2022
Welcome back to my four-part series on ending overwhelm. Part one was all about understanding your capacity. Part two was focused on doing less. Today, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on how we can learn to say “no” more often. Feelings of overwhelm often directly correlate with being over capacity. We have too much on […]
(Part Two) End Overwhelm Series: How To Do Less
November 10, 2022
It can’t all matter. There’s got to be a way to rank everything that’s important in your life and identify the things that really aren’t. It’s going to take some time—meaning you’ll want to dedicate an hour or two—to get really real with yourself about what truly are the things that make your life a […]
(Part One) End Overwhelm Series: Know Your Capacity
November 3, 2022
Today is the first of a four-part series on overwhelm. With the holidays coming and the end of the year in our sights, this is the season for feeling completely overloaded. So, I thought I would share some insights and strategies to help you make it through peacefully ad gracefully. We all know the feeling […]
Get To Know Your Neighbors
October 27, 2022
This past weekend we had tea with our neighbors, Rick and Leslie. We’ve been living on our new street for almost nine months now, and other than hellos as we come and go or quick chats at the end of the driveway, this was the first time we’d actually sat down with one of our […]
Being Present in Your Body
October 20, 2022
Wherever you go in life, whatever you do, one thing is for sure: your body will be there with you. The relationship between ourselves and our bodies is our primary connection, so it makes sense that on our journey to cultivate more mindfulness, we begin with habits that support us in being more present with […]
How to Tame the Mind
October 13, 2022
The nature of thought is pretty fascinating when you look at it closely. I’ve come to see that we typically don’t experience the world around us; we experience our thoughts about the world around us. And we can often change our life experience simply by changing our thinking. Here’s what I mean: The other day […]
How to Create More Ease at Work
October 6, 2022
Our work and the jobs we do in the world are fertile ground for discontent. For those of us who meet Monday morning with a sense of gloom, even dread, our work life can be a source of angst, disappointment, stress and dissatisfaction. And yet, we each will spend about a third of our lives […]