The Surprisingly Good News about the Change You Want to Make

Posted on January 11, 2021February 12, 2021 by Deirdre Maloney

I had a little incident a few months back. It involved some heavy furniture, an awkwardly executed lift-and-twist on my part, and some resulting back pain. And by back pain I mean super gnarly spasms that beat out any pain I’ve ever experienced. (And if you’ve been following my blog at all, you know I’ve experienced a lot of pain over the years.) ...

Three Simple Nuggets to Cut Down the Panic

Posted on October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 by Deirdre Maloney

So it’s been a while since we’ve been together. I’ve got a few good reasons. I’ve been busy with some cool things, like implementing my new mindfulness trainings for organizations (yay!). And of course, there’s the beloved MagicWrap project, which I won’t go into again here*. I’ve also been busy with tricky things, like keeping my training and facilita...

A Few Things I Need to Admit to You

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Deirdre Maloney

I begin with an admission. The first of a few, actually. This admission is that there have been plenty of stomach rumblings and tumblings going on inside this body of mine lately. They haven’t felt good. The reason for them, though, is good. Because they have to do with a new side hustle project that Hubbie and I recently launched...a product we create...

What We’re All Getting Wrong About our Freak-Outs

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Deirdre Maloney

You know how this is an uncertain time? And how lots of people and articles and bloggers (including me) have been talking about how scary uncertainty is? So...we all had it all wrong. Let me show you what I mean. The other day I had one of those freak-out moments, when the uncertainty around this pandemic - and just life in general - felt so scary. ...

A Knowledge Nugget: How to REALLY Deal With Our Current Fears

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Deirdre Maloney

No doubt about it. It’s an uncertain, scary time. Social distancing has many of us feeling isolated. News stories filled with speculation have us scared and confused. The every-side-is-doing-it blame game fills us with anger and frustration. We worry about our loved ones. We worry about our bank accounts. We worry about how long this will go on. All...

How to Stop Making Things Worse for Yourself

Posted on March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 by Deirdre Maloney

So, this happened... Now that I’ve begun with some melodrama, allow me to bring it down. I actually chose this situation. It was a planned, fairly major foot surgery that was decades in the making. One of the reasons I’d put it off is that it’s notoriously gnarly. In fact, many people who’d been in my shoes (so to speak) told me not to have it. ...