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Tips and reflections on ways to reduce chronic, ongoing stress and live a whole-hearted, fully present life.

How can you be a light to others (as well as yourself) during these dark days?

This is the darkest time of the year - literally and figuratively. It is dark when we wake up and dark when we go to sleep. And if...

Dec 16, 20202 min read

How will you get a handle on so much uncertainty?

Having so much uncertainty in our lives right now feels a bit like proverbial log rolling. Even as you concentrate hard to stay upright,...

Dec 9, 20202 min read

Why is this a critical time to intentionally step into courageous conversations?

The world has been turned on its head for many people... managing online learning for children while maintaining a professional...

Dec 2, 20203 min read

How can intentionality enhance your compromised quarantine Thanksgiving?

We are about to enter the "big ritual" season of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Typically, big rituals (like religious holidays) provide...

Nov 18, 20203 min read

Which healthy tools can differentiate today from tomorrow?

For people who are quarantining because they have been exposed to COVID, or are immune-compromised and waiting for surgery or chemo to...

Oct 28, 20203 min read

How does ritual fit into your anxiety reduction plan?

Ritual plays a remarkably important role in many cultures, and for good reason. Big rituals (like religious holidays) provide continuity...

Oct 21, 20203 min read

What evidence-based role did one special fly play this past week?

Who could have imagined that a single fly would get more attention on Twitter than either of the vice presidential candidates? ...

Oct 14, 20203 min read

What are tangible ways to get a handle on your anxiety?

These are weeks filled with anxiety on many fronts... the debates, COVID-19, school re-openings, car accidents, pregnancies, diagnoses,...

Oct 7, 20202 min read

What has the biggest impact on right relationship with others?

If everyone came into the world ready to do what you think is right or to speak with you in ways that work, or had the relationship...

Sep 23, 20203 min read

What happens when you encourage colleagues or your children to "get on with it"?

There are so many feelings to be felt, yet I still hear "just be positive!", as though being positive will erase the discomfort of more...

Sep 15, 20202 min read

Hello, I'm Ricka.

I'm a Nationally Board Certified (NBC-HWC) Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach. I specialize in working with physicians, executive leaders and their families to navigate complex work and personal issues so they can strengthen their relationships, heal, and feel hopeful about the future again.

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