Newsletter Archive

Welcome to the newsletter archive! Here you can explore all the previous issues of Desperately Seeking Serenity, filled with tips, insights, and inspiration to help you design a life you love.

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This series focused on identifying the sources of overwhelm so you can release them.

Issue 66: Five questions to identify the source of your overwhelm
Issue 67: A simple way to sort what’s pulling at you
Issue 68: C: Complexity - Take something out of play
Issue 69: L: Loops - It's not about having too much to do
Issue 70: E: Emotional weight - What are your "shoulds" costing you?
Issue 71: A: Attention - I gave away 40 hours

How to CLEAR Your Overwhelm
Managing Overwhelm - Winter / Spring 2026

Issue 54 January doesn’t have to be a productivity marathon
Issue 55: Why everything starts feeling urgent (even when it isn't)
Issue 56: How to clear mental space without doing more
Issue 57: The decision your brain won’t let go of
Issue 58: How one open loop quietly drains your peace
Issue 59: When the decision is made, but the suffering continues
Issue 60: When you’re always the responsible one
Issue 61: Are you still defending a decision you already made?
Issue 62: The hidden cost of mental clutter
Issue 63: The courage to delete
Issue 64: Why your brain keeps changing tabs
Issue 65: You’re not behind. You’re overloaded.

Issue 49: What You Need to Release Before the New Year
Issue 50: The Gift I Didn’t See Coming This December
Issue 51: The Questions That Actually Shape a New Year
Issue 52: Where Your Attention Goes, Life Follows
Issue 53 Some of your most important progress is easy to miss

2025 Holiday Season
Fall Boundary Series

Issue 36 Back to Self: Why Boundaries Matter This Fall
Issue 37: Internal Boundaries: The Foundation of Self-Trust
Issue 38: Every Yes Is Also a No (Here’s Why It Matters)
Issue 39: Emotional Boundaries: Where Serenity Begins
Issue 40 Do other people’s moods drag you down?
Issue 41 The Talking Boundary: What You Share and Why It Matters
Issue 42 Containment: How to Feel Deeply—Without Letting It Spill
Issue 43: Stop Outsourcing Your Emotions and Take Back Your Peace🧘🏼‍♀️ Issue 44 The One Word That Strengthens Every Boundary
Issue 45 Protect Your Peace Without Losing Your People
Issue 46 Holiday Boundaries: Protecting Your Peace When Everyone
Wants a Piece of You
Issue 47: Family Triggers & Finding Peace at the Table
Issue 48: Gratitude That Grounds You

Issue 23: Letting Go of Shame: The Dandelion Lesson
Issue 24: Planting Seeds and Seeing What Grows
Issue 25: Grounding Yourself: The Power of Earthing
Issue 26: A Lesson in Every Lawn
Issue 27: Too Hot to Handle? Reframing Discomfort
Issue 28: You Haven’t Failed—You’ve Just Drifted
Issue 29: Stuck in traffic—or stuck in your thoughts?
Issue 30: A close call. And the tool that helped me through it.
Issue 31: When Helping Becomes a Bad Habit
Issue 32: The Real Reason Disappointment Stings
Issue 33: What Your Irritability Is Trying to Tell You
Issue 34: The Reframe That Turned Control Into Calm
Issue 35: How Small Shifts Add Up to Big Serenity

Summer of Reframe Series
Other Spring Issues

Issue 19: Choose Your Focus – The Effort vs. Impact Matrix
Issue 20: Consistency > Perfection: Why Showing Up Is All That Matters
Issue 21: Overthinking or deep thinking? Here’s the shift I made.
Issue 22: It's Webinar Day. I'm nervous. I'm doing it anyway.

This series focused on how you can use AI to boost your serenity.

Issue 13: AI for Serenity: The Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed
Issue 14: How AI Can Simplify Your Health & Boost Your Serenity
Issue 15: AI for Financial Serenity: Simplifying Your Financial Decisions
Issue 16: Your New Digital Wellness Partner
Issue 17: How AI Can Strengthen Relationships & Communication
Issue 18: Can AI Help Us Feel Less Alone?

AI in April Series
Starter Series (First 12 Issues)

🌿 Issue 01: Giving Yourself Permission
💥 Issue 02: Permission to Fail and Why It's Essential for Growth
🧹 Issue 03: Perfectionism—How It’s Stopping You from Starting (and Finishing)
🔄 Issue 04: Why You Don’t Finish What You Start (And How to Fix It)
👣 Issue 05: Baby Steps to Overcoming Self-Doubt
🚧 Issue 06: Feeling Stuck? How to Build Motivation
🛳️ Issue 07: Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s How to Clear the Deck
🎉 Issue 08: Permission to Have Fun: How Laughter Can Boost Your Well-Being
🧠 Issue 09: One Simple Habit to Change Your Mindset
🌀 Issue 10: The Mind Traps Fueling Your Political Anxiety
🧘 Issue 11: The Serenity SHIFT Framework: A Simple Way to Reframe Your Thoughts
🪤 Issue 12: Navigating the Mind Trap of Expectations