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

Nature as medicine

How often to you spend time outdoors? Maybe not enough. A recent German research study details a growing body of research that shows...

Nov 22, 20171 min read

What does self-compassion have to do with complex parenting?

Self-compassion means being gentle with ourselves when we feel like we are sitting in the midst of an emotional prickly bush. It means...

Nov 1, 20171 min read

What holds you back from recalibrating, re-evaluating and re-establishing yourself?

Jon Hamm is newly out of rehab and is re-establishing his life. In a recent interview with New York Time's writer Jim Windolf, Hamm...

Oct 4, 20171 min read

How do “pauses” show up in your life? What opportunities do they present?

We’ve all done it – we race from thing to thing, thinking and reacting quickly, moving from this to that, adjusting, checking things off...

Aug 30, 20171 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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