Thinking on Purpose

I just took a 10-day trip to New Zealand and Australia with my family. Travel fills my heart, spirit and creative soul. Everything feels more alive. Time moves differently. Food tastes better.  

Being in a new environment and out of routine got me thinking and I wanted to share:

Here are the 10 important things I realized on vacation:

1. We are ...

Today was the first day of the rest of the year. I could say that any day but it feels more significant at the half way mark. Do yourself a favor and take a quick inventory. What needs to change? Are you using your time well? Where do you have control in creating the life you like and where do you need support? 

We are half way through this year. ...

Anxiety is a forward-facing emotion. It is centered on the “what if” instead of the “what is.” If we were focused more on “what is” we would feel more peace. But given the current state of the world and how much of it we are shown images and stories, feeling anxious is founded. Our brains were never designed to receive this much information. 

We w...

I’ve always dreamed of taking solo trips with each of my two kids. Last year my college-age daughter and I trekked across the Arctic to see the Northern Lights and this year, my 14-year-old son, who has been studying Spanish and who is a big foodie, asked for a Spring Break trip to Spain. And so… we figured out how to make that happen. Just the two...

In this episode of The goop Podcast, I share my proven five-step framework for creating a life you like. Drawing from my own experience of transforming my life during a challenging period, I break down how to move from feeling stuck to taking purposeful action. 

Topics discussed:

• Decision-making and clarity
• Goal setting and planning
• Managing ...

NOTE FROM ABBIE: I was originally scheduled to speak on goop about “Creating a Life You Like” but that felt inappropriate given the state of events in my community in the Pacific Palisades. So, from my family’s evacuated airbnb, I invited grief expert, therapist, and author, Claire Bidwell Smith to join me to discuss grief and loss. We recorded thi...

Last Tuesday afternoon my family evacuated our home in Pacific Palisades, where I was born and raised. Since then, I have watched our community burn,  witnessed the heroism of our firefighters, and experienced countless amazing acts of friendship, humanity, and community. 

We are safe, evacuated, and miraculously (at the time I’m writing this) sti...

I wanted to share the tricks and tools I use every day to organize my year…and my life.

(Of course no system is effective without the thoughts that support it. Meaning, if you think it will work and are committed to trying it, it will. If you doubt it, it won’t. So thought management is the backbone of all productivity and working systems.)

Year-...

Did you know that 93% of people fail within 30 days of setting their goals? It's true, but you can break down goal setting to make sure that you’re not part of the majority who end up quitting. 

In this episode of The Long Game Podcast with Sandra Scaiana, I introduce the concept of “kind goals.” Unlike the rigid, strict goals we’re used to, kind ...

I decided to do an experiment last week. I went cold-turkey off Instagram, my only social media platform, in an effort to see what happened in my brain, with my time, focus, and wellbeing. 

I tend to go on a “cleanse” whenever I feel the unnatural pull of anything and it’s unwelcome control over me. Fifteen years ago, I quit caffeine. Two years ag...