What would happen if you took the mask off? We all wear masks. Some we slip on so often we forget theyāre even there. The āIām fineā mask. The āIāve got it all togetherā mask. The ānothing bothers meā mask. Each one designed to protect us, to fit in, to...
Author Archives: Dana Hilmer
Ode to My Body
To say this is an āodeā may be an overstatement as poetic ability is not something I possessā¦ yet. With that said, Iāve decided itās time I show this body of mine some gratitude. Perhaps youāll want to write a letter to your body too. Here goes: Dear body, Iāve...
Being a “good little monkey” will change your life
Remember Curious George ā that mischievous little monkey with a knack for finding himself in the middle of chaos? As a kid, I laughed at his antics. As a parent, I was a kid again revisiting his escapades. And now, as a woman fully steeped in midlife, I realize there...
STOP! Doing a Number on Yourself!
Why are you doing such a number on yourself regarding your age? AreĀ youā¦ Obsessing over every new wrinkle on your face? Telling yourself that you’re falling apart? Berating yourself because you feel ābehindā in life? Envious of women younger than you? Justifying your behavior as a “senior moment”? ( I...
I may sound like a boomer…
My kids roll their eyes and say I sound like a total boomer – and maybe I do. But here’s the thing: when it comes to being healthy and feeling alive, most of the ānewā advice out there is really justā¦ getting back to the basics. The way we humans...
How Are You REALLY?
How are you? How are youā¦ really? Not, the quick answer. Not the knee jerk.,āGood, good, how are you?ā answer. The full, honest, heart-bearing soul-searching answer. This is the question that was posed in my Positive Psychology program a little over a decade or ago and it had such an...
You Are EVOLVING!
You are not the same person you were yesterday. And you are definitely not the same person you were 20 years ago. It’s so easy to feel like you’re not growing and making progress unless years have passed and/or there’s a big win to reflect on what you’ve learned and...
HALF TIME is NOW!
We all bemoan how quickly time flies and at THIS EXACT MOMENT we are at the midpoint of 2025. This also means that HALF THE YEAR IS AHEAD OF USā¦ and, as in life, the best stuff happens in the second half! If the first half of the year has...
Less Grind…Deeper Alignment
I recently got back from a wonderful and challenging 2-week vacation in Greece. The wonderful part is obvious, but challenging? Yes. Because Iām on a healing journey and it required me to do less, to relax and just BE. We typically go on hiking vacations that are jam packed with...
How well do you know your own story?
I just finished reading the book The Tell by Amy Griffin and was riveted by her courage to know and understand her own story and the self-compassion she cultivated to heal. Her memoir is an important reminder that we all only know parts of our story because our brains do...