Mindful-Mastery

25/03/2026

Hi All! I haven’t done an event like this in a while. But I'm excited about this one! The format is small, intentional, and designed for a real experiential transformation - rather than passive listening.

This is a 50-person gathering, held at Winery, one of the most beautiful Vineyards in Napa. The intimacy allows for a deeper level of depth and engagement.

MAY 13th:
Elissa Epel – THE preeminent stress researcher - will be sharing the science of stress resilience and its connection to aging and long-term health.

I’ll be focusing on how emotional habit patterns shape stress reactions—and how to actually shift them.

You’ll leave with clear understanding and practices for how to modify the impact of stress on your life, and a practical roadmap to your own unique stress patterns.

If you tend to be high-functioning but feeling stressed out, this may be exactly what you need. And, you will be doing something good for the Napa Valley community! This event benefits Music in the Vineyards, a nonprofit that brings music and arts education into schools, senior communities, and local programs.

Get your spot at https://www.musicinthevineyards.org/events/tuning-in-womens-wellness-gathering/ Music in the Vineyards Elissa Epel Frog's Leap Winery

02/01/2024

A great listen to launch your year from my dear friend Diana Hill!

‎Show Your Life In Process, Ep How to Have a Better Year in 2024 With Dr. Diana Hill, Elissa Epel, Alexandra Crosswell, Rick Hanson, Brad Stulberg, Anna Lembke and More - Jan 1, 2024

14/02/2023

What’s on your day Dashboard?

It’s THAT DAY again! How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Where are you on the love spectrum today?

The DASHBOARD is a core tool we use and in our book, to get a handle on our emotional habit patterns. Which ones are moving us towards our values and which ones are no longer working?

What are your bodily sensations, thoughts, and action tendencies related to love? Do these sound like you? Or something different?

What’s on your DASHBOARD today?

 

12/02/2023

What’s your game plan for the week to come?

13/01/2023

05/01/2023

We're opening things up over at Mastering Adulthood! Come hang out, bring your burning questions and opinions on all things self awareness, emotional self care and mental wellness lifestyle.

You are a holistic being. That means you are the sum total of the events you experience + the way you react in your Emotions, Thoughts, and Bodily reactions. The recipe that is you is constantly being updated.

The passengers metaphor I describe in this interview is drawn from , one of the founding developers of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (or Training). ACT. It’s brilliance comes from how simply it helps us to understand the holistic nature of our minds, bodies and environment.

But the big takeaway for you is that we ALLLL have passengers ( clusters of thoughts and feelings) that can get triggered - when something in our present moment reminds us of a vulnerable time in the past. The key to being an emotional grown-up, is to ‘know thy passengers’! And start making nice nice with them, so they don’t hijack your vehicle.

Hope you find this metaphor helpful. And, as always, I’d love to know if you find it helpful. Do you know who your passengers are? How do you relate and cope with them?

Lara Fielding

03/01/2023

Hey there, Mindful-Masters! We’re moving the show over to our Mastering Adulthood page for a fresh year and fresh start. I hope you will come over there and join us for life, chats, and all things, emotional self-care and mental health lifestyle community 🧘🏼‍♀️🧠💪🏻

01/01/2023

Happy New Year Mindful-Masters! Lara here👋🏻The new year is a perfect time to reconnect with our values, and the kind of emotional grownups we want to be! Sooo, in the service of my values of connection, service and community, we are going to be a lot more active around here. But we're moving the show over the our Mastering Adulthood page, where we are going to reignite the conversation on all things mental wellness lifestyle. We hope you'll c'mon over and share your journey with us!

To get started, tell us what the top 2-3 life areas you want to be more active in? Self care? Education? Family? Service? Professional development? Friendships? Something else?

I can't wait to connect! Lara

Here we are! 2023! What do you want to stand for in the coming year? It’s a Sunday, so we have the whole day to think about the kind of person we want to be - the directions we want to move our lives - as time marches on.

Rather than setting goals (although goals are great too!), I’d love to know what you want to stand for this year? Consider each area of your life: as a family member, in your health, wellness and self care, as a friend, at work or school.

Ask yourself, “How do I want to show up this year?” From there, the actions of such a person will become more clear. These are your Values, and will more solidly connect you to the meaning of the goals or resolutions you set. I hope you’ll share with us what you come up with!

Because here at Mastering Adulthood, we want to show up more here and start reconnecting! In 2023, my value for Mastering Adulthood is to keep showing up! As best I can, to support your journey. But also to share with you some of my personal experiences of using my skills in the face of hardships and being the kind of adult I want to be. Happy New Year everyone!
Here’s to showing up, as best we can, one step at a time, one skill at a time, moving through life’s hardships - to build our lives in the direction of the emotional-grownups we want to be!

New Harbinger Publications Mindful-Mastery
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12/11/2022

Have you checked in on yourself lately? I really love getting comments and questions about the skills and practices in Mastering Adulthood! If you give this a try, I'd love to hear from you and answer any questions you have about how to better connect with yourself and your needs!

In this practice, Taking Emotional Roll Call, you'll learn the skill of leaning into and listening to the messages of your emotions.