When life is too hard, turn to these affirmations for peace. They'll help you trust where you're at and have hope in what you can do from here. So you can live the way *you* want to, no matter what.

If you have a hard time with... time, try these mantras for presence. Use them in your meditations or anytime as guides back to peace. Back home, to yourself, right here. No matter "how much time" you have or don't have. You might even fall in love with being alive again.

Affirmations are powerful because they’re declarations of what’s true, for you. Use these affirmations to feel better (not later, but right now) so you can live the way you want to live. And you don't have to wait for anything or anyone else to give you the green light.

Less doing might lead to more of everything that matters. If your brain and body and soul are begging for a break, check out this list of things to stop doing. It'll inspire you to clear away what's not working for you. So you can pay more attention to what *is* working, and feel so. much. better.

If your head could use some fresh air, watch these TED Talks on anxiety. They'll help you embrace life for what it is, and yourself for who you are. You might even find something new to embrace: a new life, a new hope, new energy. And since we're all connected, all here together, when you heal, the world heals with you.

Overwhelm is something I’m all too familiar with. Though I’m much better equipped nowadays to handle the stress of being a human, life still feels a little too hard sometimes. (Maybe it’s not really life itself, but the world we live in.) Since writing can be such a powerful tool for calming the chaos, here’s a list of lists to make when the world is way too overwhelming for your liking.

Burnout means it's time for space-making. Read this post to get you thinking about all the ways you can take care of yourself today. So you can be lighter, freer. So you can move forward without leaving any part of you behind.

Here’s some good news: self-compassion and self-care are learnable skills. It might be a long, slow journey, but you can change the way you think about and treat yourself. If you could use some help here, try these self-care ideas. They'll remind you: you're not here to be perfect but to experience what it's like to be here, at all.

When you let the heavy things go, you can breathe a little deeper. But if you're having a hard time with that right now, use this mindfulness practice to make things easier. It'll help you let your thoughts go just as easily as they came. Less pressure to change, more freedom... to change.

Sometimes, paper is the best listener. It doesn't matter if you love to write or not. If you want to feel better, try these journaling prompts for stress relief. Use them for self-discovery, recovery, and to clear out the cobwebs in your head. Your whole life will feel... lighter, and spacious.