Ginger Knows Best

A client (we’ll call her Ginger*) asked me recently about hands-on activities and the power of handwork, being productive, creating things and optimizing her mental health.  She said she’d listened to a podcast about “effort driven rewards” and she was curious about what I thought.  First – I love that Ginger’s doing the good work … More Ginger Knows Best

Humility Is This Thing I’m Still Working On

We’ve all heard certain sayings like, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears,” or “When you take one step towards to gods, they will take ten steps towards you.” I really love both of these sayings and really experience them in my life on a regular basis. And wow, has this been happening for me lately. … More Humility Is This Thing I’m Still Working On

Episode 51: The Magic of Stories with Dave Williams

In this episode of the podcast, I’m with my co-host, Dr. Vicki Atkinson, and we’re talking with author and illustrator, Dave Williams. I love bookstores and have a soft spot for any book written in them. Novels like The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin are … More Episode 51: The Magic of Stories with Dave Williams

Dancing With Change

Our theme this month at Heart of the Matter is change.  As I mulled this topic over the past few days, I was drawn in by two quotes. Both are well-known…a Chinese proverb about planting trees…. now….and a Seneca quote about beginnings and endings. (Both are snipped into the graphic above.  I love them – … More Dancing With Change

Best of Endless Weekend

Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter!  2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support.  We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Endless Weekend

Best of Libby

Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter!  2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support.  We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Libby