Be. Right Here. Right Now.

by Lisa Kohn | May 25, 2020 | Recovery

Again, it was a yoga practice. Thank the universe for my yoga practice. It always brings me home to me. I don’t remember what the instructor said (over Zoom – thank the universe for Zoom!), but what I heard was Be. Right Here. Right Now. I so need to remember that....

(How) Are you taking care of yourself?

by Lisa Kohn | May 4, 2020 | Recovery, Resilience

Nearly every conversation I’m having with clients right now includes at least a few minutes about how they are (or are not) taking care of themselves. The conversation usually starts with my pointing out what is, to me, the obvious… “You know, it’s really hard right...

Love with all my heart

by Lisa Kohn | Apr 27, 2020 | Recovery

I have a mantra I say to myself. I created it once when I was hurting and struggling for a way to find and ground myself so that I could be okay. (For those of you who have read to the moon and back, this replaces my childhood mantra of “everything’s okay today;...

I will wrap myself in love

by Lisa Kohn | Apr 20, 2020 | Recovery, Resilience

Over six years ago I had a bout of insomnia that knocked me to my knees. Actually, that felled me to my face. I don’t need to go into details, but I was hurting. And I was hurting for a long time. Long story short, I’m facing some of that again. Not nearly, not ever,...

Let the sunshine in

by Lisa Kohn | Apr 6, 2020 | Recovery, Resilience

Life feels like a balancing act right now. Even more than usual. Dipping into the news so that I’m aware. Extracting myself from the magnetic negative pull. Acknowledging my emotions – the fear, anxiety, sadness, and grief. Easing myself into calm, peace, hope, and...

Man, does a concussion wreak havoc on a recovering perfectionist

by Lisa Kohn | Mar 2, 2020 | Recovery

As I’ve shared a few times, I skied into a tree six weeks ago. Not intentionally, and I don’t recommend doing that. In fact, I highly recommend NOT doing that. I skied head and chest first into a tree and ended up with a hairline fracture in my sternum and a mild...