Dec 13, 2021December Downshift: 4 Questions to Ask to Complete the Year Feeling ClearEvery December, as a personal leadership best-practice, I ask myself 4 inquiries and then alter my personal and professional choices accordingly. They make a huge difference in how I feel when I begin my next year, and how I reflect and see the year that’s just been. In the past…Burnout Prevention4 min read
Sep 15, 2021The 8 Kinds of Burnout, Which Are Draining You?Catch Yourself Sliding Into Overwhelm Before You Get Sick, Quit or Revolt Did you know that your physical body is the last place dis-ease and the effects of overwhelm and burnout show up? By the time you feel exhausted or foggy or show other physical symptoms, you’ve already depleted yourself…Burnout3 min read
Mar 16, 2021Women. We are Strong. We are Tired. And We’ve Had EnoughI sat down on international women’s day to write a letter to the hearts of the women of the world, and the men who also cared to listen. The following is what came. It is more of a letter for your contemplation and consideration, an invitation and an opening to…International9 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Feb 12, 20195 Signs You Lack Self-LoveSelf love is one of those things we should be learning about from the time we can walk or enter pre-school, and all throughout our adult lives. But sadly, most of us never received an education on what self-love really is. We confuse it with self-esteem. Or mistakenly believe it’s…Self Love8 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Feb 12, 2019He Told Me I Had to Raise My Standards for MenIt was our third date. I will remember it for the rest of my life. Not because this man became my life partner, but because of the three sentences he uttered that reframed my entire relationship with men. We had been walking down the streets of Chicago, sharing stories about…Love3 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Dec 27, 2018The Year End Power Pause: Complete 2018 Feeling Proud, Peaceful & EmpoweredI am a big believer that how you complete a year has a potent impact on how you begin and live the next. …Year End Ritual7 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Aug 27, 2018Forget Work/Life Balance — It’s an Impossible Equation & What to Do InsteadFeminine super powers for creating a new equation for success There is a reason we find it so hard to “find balance” or “create work/ life balance.” We are smart women, yet no matter how much sleep we get, or how many productivity strategies we implement or weekly yoga classes…Work Life Balance6 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Aug 13, 201810 Ways to Stop Negative Self Talk and “Self-Bullying”I’ll never forget the day when I realized that I had a mean girl living inside my head. Just like a mean girl on the playground, she could make me feel left out, lonely and like I didn’t belong. Or like the mean girls I had encountered in my corporate…Self Awareness6 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Aug 6, 2018Be Nice To YourselfIt’s Hard to Be Happy When Someone’s Mean To You All the Time Every day you have tens of thousands of thoughts run through your mind. The vast majority of them are negative. And too often, that negativity is directed at the one person who deserves it least — you. …Self Improvement6 min read
Published in Thrive Global·Jul 20, 2018The Comparison Cure: Stop Criticizing Yourself and Start Loving YourselfOver the course of the last decade of working with women and girls and the voice in their head that can fill even the most confident of us with negative self-talk and self-doubt, I’ve identified 33 common self-sabotaging habits most women and girls suffer from. Some for a short time…Self Improvement6 min read