Tag: Mindfulness

The other day, Rebecca commented to her husband KC that being a “Super Feeler” was exhausting, especially when you’re prone to negative emotions like anxiety. When Your Feelings Are Your FilterWhen you’re filtering everything through your feelings and you are prone to negative emotions, your body is constantly being hijacked by low level cortisol.  Even if it is sub-perceptual, it …

Being a Super Feeler is Exhausting/How to Get Some Relief Click to Read Post »

Impact InvestingAbout 10 years ago Rebecca’s little sister Julia who’d been working in the world of finances decided to pursue a master’s degree in Impact Investing—investing into business that has positive social and environmental impact.  At the time, studying this subset of the financial markets was virtually unheard of and, for those who did know of it, it was considered …

Impact Investing–How Are You Spending Your Time, Money, Attention, Effort? Click to Read Post »

Rebecca–Other People Concrete Steps to Cultivate Being Mindful I Can’t Be Non-Judgmental!Jane, one of Rebecca’s clients, was in tears the other day because she has been trying to practice mindfulness but, as she put it, “it’s impossible for me to be non-judgmental and accepting when I’m trying to meditate.  I can’t seem to stop my mind from second guessing whether …

How to Actually Practice Mindfulness Click to Read Post »

Rebecca Awareness

Rebecca–Body  Recently, a buddy of ours, Eric, who we could rightfully call an experience junky said his friend Caroline had gone to a transformational retreat in which she spent the week naked.  We’re always tuned in to innovative workshops, but this one was pretty far out of our comfort zone. Most of us are somewhere on a continuum of self-consciousness about …

Get Naked Click to Read Post »