Is Your Self-care Routine Becoming a Drag? The Functional Perfectionist discusses why trying to stick to a spiritual/mindful practice and self-care routine during extra busy times (and then exerting even more pressure by being hard on yourself when you can't keep it up) doesn't really work. What usually works much better is mindful self-care; in other words, checking in with yourself in relation to what you truly need the most in that moment or that day; rotating positive ene

Morning (or Bedtime) Pages As you know, I like to share info about tools that I have tried, tested and found extremely helpful. One such tool is the morning pages journaling technique (also known as brain drain or mind dump), popularized by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. The idea is to fill three standard-size notebook pages (in your handwriting) with whatever comes to mind when you first get up in the morning, before doing anything else. Just let it flow without any censo

The Functional Perfectionist: Sometimes the avocado will be flawless, sometimes bruised; but it’s still a beautiful fruit... and process.