Why Am I So Negative?

In my work with women in midlife, there’s a theme that comes up again and again:
“I don’t know why I’m so negative all the time.”

Usually, this isn’t said dramatically. It’s more of a quiet admission, almost like a confession. A moment where someone realizes that the way they speak to themselves is harsher than they’d ever ...

Parenting is hard, no matter what the circumstances. But parenting alone — without a co-parent in the picture — creates a different kind of reality. One that can feel invisible, exhausting, and deeply lonely at times.

If you’re navigating the path of solo parenting, you already know there’s no manual for this. No set of rules that tells you how to...

“The cure for anything is salt water—tears, sweat or the sea” wrote Isak Dinesen. I came across this quote years ago and loved it so much that I cut it out and glued it into my journal. Emotional clearing is so crucial to our well-being and ability to flourish. The unknown can often bring out the worst in us. Instead of pausing to connect in, we of...

In every creative process, in every birth, in every opening of a new cycle of life, there is a time of vulnerability. This vulnerability is natural and appropriate. The process of growth and maturity has to take place. Akin to a foal standing on its legs for the first time, the growing pains of starting anew as an adult are wobbly attempts at first...

Ahh, yes, the age old dilemma, do we take action from a place of motivation or inspiration. What really is the difference anyhow? So often we have the best of intentions for growing our business, improving the primary relationship, advocating for a raise, being a better parent…and can even feel highly motivated to make change. B U T the big but get...