by Martha Brettschneider | May 10, 2026 | Life Lessons, Workshop
It’s Mother’s Day morning. With each passing year, I become more aware of how complex and sometimes fraught this holiday is. I am now in the minority of my friends whose mothers are still with us. I have friends who have lost children. I have friends whose journeys...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 11, 2026 | Damselwings Creativity Circle, Life Lessons, Positive Intelligence, Workshop
“We don’t usually get to see you stressed, Martha. Interesting!” Ten of us were gathered around the work table in Shona D’Cruz’s (Blue Hyacinth Mosaics) home studio for our “Shine Your Light” fused glass suncatcher workshop,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
The last few days of December always feel like a space between breaths for me. It’s that point where you have just completed your exhale but have not quite turned toward your next inhale. Perhaps you can relate? This reflection comes up every year for me between...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 11, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
It’s that time of year again, when you might find yourself heading to the post office for holiday shipments. This two-part story about a major mindfulness failure on my part still makes me laugh out loud. Over a decade later, I’m more grateful than ever...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 23, 2025 | Life Lessons
The stooped, elderly man in front of us dragged his luggage behind him, the weight too much for him to lift. He struggled to keep his head up to navigate the airport line, while also trying to keep the bags from flipping. We were in Quito on our way home from...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 23, 2025 | Life Lessons, Motivation, Retreats
Ten years ago, I did something I had never done before. I invested in myself—not for my career, not for my family, but purely for my own growth, healing, and creative awakening. I signed up for the Women and Power: Being Bold retreat, hosted by the Omega Women’s...
