Life & Family

From Near Death Experiences to Entrepreneurial Success

As my tiny toddler frame lay on the hospital bed, my mother stood nearby, heart pounding with fear. She often recounts the memory in vivid detail—the sterile room, cold medical instruments, and the machines beeping in rhythm with my shallow breaths. I was in a coma, unresponsive.

By |2024-09-30T21:27:45+00:00September 30, 2024|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story|Comments Off on From Near Death Experiences to Entrepreneurial Success

Running Through The Dark

December 2023. In the dark depths of winter, my light almost went out. It was on its very last flicker. I was in shock, depressed, overwhelmed, underwater. I felt alone, helpless, hopeless. We had a plan. Yes we were divorced, and that obviously required a good deal of acclimating and adjusting. A lot of uncomfortable becoming. But this, this wasn't part of the plan.

By |2024-06-27T23:45:01+00:00June 27, 2024|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story|Comments Off on Running Through The Dark

I’m Glad You’re Here | A Love Letter to Myself

I haven’t been in a committed partnership (or intimate relationship of any kind) for almost 9 years. Sometimes it is lonely … missing that deep connection with another adult human in my day-to-day. I am also acutely aware that we can be in a committed partnership and still feel very much alone. I was pondering these things earlier this year when I realized something.

By |2024-04-18T18:37:20+00:00April 18, 2024|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on I’m Glad You’re Here | A Love Letter to Myself

When All the Puzzle Pieces Fit Together

I will often be the first person to admit that I never thought I’d be the founder of a non-profit, let alone one that focuses on supporting and empowering women. But as the years have passed since I hosted our first Let Her Speak event in 2018 - I’ve started to notice how all these pieces of my life were leading me exactly to where I am today.

By |2024-02-18T18:10:26+00:00February 15, 2024|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on When All the Puzzle Pieces Fit Together

Cultivating a Sense of Calm

The most accessed resource I have ever created–in both downloadable and podcast format–is called the 7 Tips for Calm. I created it in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. I remember being in my kitchen, shortly after the lockdowns began, observing how calm I felt in the midst of this “once in a lifetime” event. And then I thought “OH! I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.”

By |2024-02-08T22:08:26+00:00February 7, 2024|Business Strategy, Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on Cultivating a Sense of Calm

How Writing Helped Me Remember I’m a Human Being, Not a Human Doing

Think of yourself as a child, maybe 5-7 years old. What were the activities you participated in because it sparked joy for you? What did you reach for because it was something that brought you a sense of creativity, imagination, and play?

By |2024-01-04T21:44:32+00:00January 4, 2024|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on How Writing Helped Me Remember I’m a Human Being, Not a Human Doing

Lessons in Financial Wellness

I learned only one thing about money when I was growing up and it was that there was never enough of it. At an early age, I understood what evictions and repossessions were, probably long before I could even pronounce the words correctly.

By |2023-11-09T00:08:03+00:00November 8, 2023|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Money & Wealth, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on Lessons in Financial Wellness

A Note to Women About Permission Slips

Rules have reasons, as I often tell my kids. And just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean you don’t have to follow them. They’re designed to keep us safe, to account for others that exist around us, and to maintain societal expectations. There are processes to challenge and possibly change them. But they are what they are.

By |2024-07-23T20:40:17+00:00September 21, 2023|Business Strategy, Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on A Note to Women About Permission Slips

It’s Okay to Have Fun! Not everything you do has to be for self-improvement

As heart-filling as it is to hear women talking about their dreams and aspirations - I always sense an undertone of pressure to constantly be seeking out ways to make ourselves better. To be better employees, better managers, better businessowners, better mothers, better partners, and better friends.

By |2023-08-03T20:08:43+00:00August 3, 2023|Career & Work, Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Tips & Advice|Comments Off on It’s Okay to Have Fun! Not everything you do has to be for self-improvement

Resiliency Regained: What I Learned from Six Months of Accidental Depression

This has been a big year for our family. After years of searching for a place to put down roots, last summer we purchased a dream property in North Carolina. The renovated farmhouse, heirloom apple trees, ample garden and chicken coop spoke to me from the moment I saw them.

By |2023-06-22T20:58:29+00:00June 22, 2023|Growth & Change, Life & Family, Motivation & Inspiration, Personal Story|Comments Off on Resiliency Regained: What I Learned from Six Months of Accidental Depression
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