Here’s the truth:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Even though I logically know that being mean to myself doesn’t make change happen any quicker or goals easier to hit, sometimes I still do it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀These neural pathways are well worn, I’ve had over 30 years of practice doing it this way. Beating myself up as a way to push harder, produce more, […]

As many of us socially conscious people do around this time of year, I struggle with how I want to celebrate. While giving thanks is beautiful, I do not want it to white-wash the immense suffering that colonialism as had on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. So in an effort to give thanks AND

I’ve decided to do something super fun for all of the folks who sign up for one on one coaching with me before the end of the year. We’re going to kick off our three months together with 2021 goal setting intensives. This year has given us all a lot to think about, and many

What would it be like to slow down?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I’m not talking about taking a break. I’m not talking about resting.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I’m talking about slowing down the pace of all of it.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀What else would you notice?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Would you have time to actually think?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀To enjoy things?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I work with women who are go-getters. We love to do all the things. And

We’re so used to things being hard. We had to work hard in high school, through college. We have to work twice as hard at our jobs and be twice as good to be acknowledged. This is the narrative that was handed to us. This is what we’ve come to expect and consider normal. So

Here’s how you know if you’re stuck in your own personal groundhog day: – All of your days look something like         coffee – work – kids night routine – tv – sleep – repeat  And you can do all of it pretty much on autopilot. – You feel like there’s got to

Your brain. It can be such a jerk! Do these thoughts sound familiar: – You’re not good enough– You don’t actually know what you’re doing– You’re not ready– You’re not qualified What if all of these thoughts are lies? Your brain wants to keep you safe. Which means that it doesn’t love it when you

How much time do you think you’ve wasted over the course of your life replaying an awkward encounter, or a subpar presentation, or some negative feedback that you received in your head?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Probably a lot.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Society tells us that we need to be perfect in order to be acceptable and accepted, so it’s no wonder we do

Ever think to yourself “I should have this figured out by now”.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We can solve wildly complex technical problems, but we can’t speak up in meetings. Or we can’t make our relationships work. Or we still depend on others to tell us how amazing we are instead of feeling confident. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We’re so smart, but we also

After I had kids, I remember feeling like my body had betrayed me.I was physically someone I didn’t recognize.My childbirths didn’t go to plan (and you know I had a 7 page birthing plan written out…and it definitely did not go down like that).I had put on over 50 pounds with each pregnancy.Breastfeeding was not