Is It Essential?
In his book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown lays out many tips for how to create processes for determining...
In his book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown lays out many tips for how to create processes for determining...
We are hard-wired to feel gut-wrenching pain when our kid cries. It's nature's way to make sure our babies survive. However, this biology...
After I had Rowan, I lost 45 pounds, down 25 from pre-pregnancy, by adopting dozens of little rules in my life that led to good habits....
With my kids, I try to use positive discipline. Acknowledging their good behavior more than their bad. This practice is hard but...
I felt a ton of mommy guilt last night. I am leaving for a conference in Mexico sans kids. Chloe looked at me with tears welling up in...
I’m on an emotional high today. I just finished Summit in Tulum where I met dozens of people who inspired me on every level. It’s the...
Something I struggle with is always worrying. It runs in my family. I remember even as a teenager my dad would check to see if we had...
When was the last time you failed? If it wasn't within the past week, you probably aren't pushing yourself enough. Right now I'm shooting...
I'm incredibly proud of my meditation habit. I worked hard for six months for it to become a daily ritual. I'm up to 182 hours on...
So often our worries are worst than reality. We ruminate on all that could go wrong versus focusing on what could go right. However, not...
A couple of weeks ago, I spent five hours on a task that should have taken one. It honestly was stupid. I kept looking for the perfect,...
I ugly sobbed on Saturday. I knew something was up - I felt restless and preoccupied with food. My default is to numb: indulge in too...
I used to be wholly driven by big hairy goals -- land that promotion or do that pull-up. This focus ultimately made me unhappy. If I...
Honestly, I've been a bit down over the past week. Starting a business is a roller coaster: I am fighting my perfectionist nature to fail...
I'll let you in on some little secrets: I don't read the news. My kids' socks don't match. I have been lying to my kids' classmates' to...
This Amy Schumer video is too true. Only 22% of compliments given from one woman to another are accepted. Most of the time, we...
Catch yourself. Are you limiting your potential with language? My coach has banned me from using 'should' because I was constantly...
I've shifted my morning goal this week from 'Leave by 7:45' to 'No stress!' I want to enter my day with some semblance of peace,...
Life is hard, but these hardships make us stronger. In my interviews of incredible working moms, most point to a hardship that was a...
As a Type A, 'good enough' has never been a phrase that resonated with me. I mean, I changed my phone wallpaper to 'Live to my...