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Boundaries aren’t selfish

It’s often easy to default to thinking that boundaries are selfish — that wanting time for yourself is all about you. Boundaries are...

Is it a lack of confidence?

I led a workshop this week and had an aha moment — a lack of boundaries often is rooted in a lack of confidence, a belief that you...

We’re on a roller coaster

Recently Brene Brown called out exactly why our current situation is so hard. We are on one of those roller coasters that are inside in...

Pink or blue?

My good friend, Nayef Zarrour, gave me a good tip recently. When a female friend comes to him upset, he asks, “Do you want a pink or a...

I’m scared

I’ve held up pretty well this year — even despite the social unrest and pandemic. But, the wildfires (and my whole Instagram feed being...

Our kids are mirrors

Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that...

Stop the pre-worry

Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the...

The path less chosen

The other day I went on a ‘trail run.’ Trail run is in quotes because I’m not sure the route I chose was actually a trail, and the...

A big ‘aha’ for me

A few weeks ago, I had a huge ‘aha’ moment. I had made a mistake earlier that day and couldn’t sleep.  When I reflected on why I was...

Schedule a Catch-up Day

I default to being over-programmed. Hell, today, I have twelve meetings almost back-to-back. But, recently, I have been blocking off most...

A hard (but powerful) question

Often, when our situation is not what we want, we look towards external forces, ignoring our part: My boss creates fire drills. My...

What good has come out of this?

For a recent article, I had to write five things I was grateful for coming out of the pandemic. I thought I’d share: You now appreciate...

Giving you a smile this AM

Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...

It’s not a 1-to-1 trade-off

So often, I see women think that work-life balance is a 1-to-1 trade-off. That to get a fulfilling life, they need to make major...

Life after success

For my whole life, I’ve been on the hedonic treadmill — in which satisfaction of achievement wears off almost immediately to the next...

Do you want to be special or happy?

I recently read a thought provoking article in the Atlantic that I have been processing about how people sacrifice their well-being by...

Set an alarm to be more present

So often, I find myself checking my phone to see the time only to find myself 10-minutes later engulfed in an internet rabbit hole....

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