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

Are you willing to take the first step for your family?

Change is hard for everyone. It is even harder when it happens within a family because of the natural tendency for systems (which is what...

Aug 15, 20181 min read

What soothes your agitated soul?

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don't go back to sleep. People...

Aug 8, 20181 min read

Which hobbies provide relief from information overload?

Are you experiencing chronic anxiety caused by information overload? If so, you are not alone. Turn off the latest disheartening news,...

Aug 1, 20181 min read

Just eat what your great-grandma ate...

Michael Pollen famously said "Eat food that your great-grandma would recognize, mostly plants, not too much." Your great-grandma would...

Jul 25, 20182 min read

What happens when your heart opens?

Joanna Macy, a brave and wise woman, says, "Our heart, when it breaks open, can hold the whole universe." I feel protective of my heart -...

Apr 26, 20181 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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