Wynne Leon is an optimist, an enthusiast of endurance sports and a woman intent in charting her own path. Which is a combination that has led to an unconventional life. When she was younger a life of adventure meant climbing mountains, traveling the world and being an entrepreneur. More recently, it’s been starting a family as a single parent at age 46, having another child at age 50 and adopting a highly-strung kitten, even though she really is a dog person. Her writing projects include technical computer manuals, articles about meditation and parenting, and Finding My Father’s Faith, a memoir about spirituality, solace and her relationship with her beloved father.
We all have different ideas of what a self-care looks like for ourselves – ideas that match our personality and phase of life. But for all the variation in style, there is a central question of how to make self-care stick. So in this episode, Vicki and I talk about the little hacks that help … More Episode 28: How Self-Care Can Make Us Better Humans with Vicki Atkinson
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From When We … More Well Said Saturdays – July 22
Have you had a joy snack today? It’s when you stop to take in something that might otherwise go unnoticed but when you pay attention, you get a bite of joy. I’d never heard of joy snacks before this podcast conversation I had with meditation and yoga teacher, and massage therapist, Deirdre Wilcox, but tidbits … More Episode 27: The Power of the Pause with Deirdre Wilcox
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Love Me … More Well Said Saturdays – July 15
Last week Mark Petruska wrote a post Eye of the tiger, thrill of the fight that spoke to me deeply. First of all, who doesn’t love a good anthem to get them going when life is going very well? [Vicki has a great resource for finding personal anthems, see link at the bottom of the … More Episode 26: Eye of the Tiger with Mark Petruska
This past weekend my kids and I were invited to the lake place in Northern Idaho of my best friend, Katie, and her family. They were celebrating 50 years since Katie’s parents bought it and to my best guess, I’ve been coming to the lake with them for 45 of those 50 years. They’d made … More The Long View
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From We Are … More Well Said Saturdays – July 8
The other night I was sitting at dinner with my dear blogging friend, Betsy Kerekes, and mentioned that she has written three books. After dinner she jokingly said to me something like, “it was a great dinner except for having to get out of talking about my books.” I thought to myself, “oh good, I’m … More Episode 25: The Book Publishing Journey with Vicki Atkinson
The other night, my almost four-year-old Mr. D ran up to me brandishing his strawberry popsicle and said, “My girl wants a red one too.” Your girl? What? Let me back up. Our neighborhood has a wonderful Farmer’s Market. It not only has lots of stands of fruit, vegetables, and products where we can buy … More Love at First Sight
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we are trying out Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Vicki’s Top … More Well Said Saturdays – July 1
The Heart of the Matter 