There are so many things that require courage: starting a new job, moving to a place where you know not a soul, swimming with electric eels (and God knows what else) in the Pacific Ocean, awaiting test results in a doctor’s office, driving in a snowstorm, staring Death in the face as it claims a […]
The Collision of Ambition and Motherhood.
It’s the fourth snow day in a span of eight days. Meaning – the kids are all home, again. I’m itchy. Ok, I’m more than itchy. I’m irritable and anxious and intermittently impatient with my kids. (Hey, I need some credit for the moments in between…) In other words, I’m moody. I have a hundred […]
When Self-Doubt Tries To Get You Down.
Dear you, I am writing you this letter for whenever you are hit – or bulldozed – by self-doubt. Because there are a few things that I want you to know. First, you, my friend, are not alone. It’s not proof that you’re a fraud or totally incompetent or don’t-really-have-what-it-takes. It simply means you’re human […]
6 Things I Want My Daughter To Know
(Originally posted in Huffington Post.) I am a mother. And with that comes a fierce desire to launch my children into the world with everything they need, including wisdom. Frankly, I wish I could give my daughter a cheat sheet so that I might spare her any experience that might dim her magnificent light. But […]
The Day I Lost My i-Phone But Gained Perspective
This morning, my toddler decided to play hairdresser with my 4 year old. Let’s just say there was plenty of water involved (hey, he’s got stubborn cowlicks) – and, very unfortunately, also my i-phone. Yes, my phone was a casualty by sheer luck of its location. Three hours in AT&T and Apple stores, over $400, […]
On Minding Our Own Business.
I’d been talking with my daughter a lot about minding her own business, since the girls in her class have reportedly been tattling on each other a lot. (Sigh.) And then this happened: I was flying with my three kiddos to visit my in-laws in Florida. As I approached the ticket counter to inquire about our […]
Help Spread the #52DareChallenge Love!
You know when you take action on something in a moment of inspiration and then, well, you’re in? And the only way out is through? Yup. That’s me + my Thunderclap campaign. It’s good stuff, really. I have two weeks to get 100 people to join me in creating a massive wave of Facebook and […]
Four Wishes For 2015
Hello, 2015. As you greet this promising new year, I have four wishes for you: Peace. With whatever tugs at your heart or wakes you in the middle of the night. I don’t know what it is, but I do know that you have the capacity to handle it. Remind yourself of that, often. And let yourself […]
For Esther, With Love
Esther. She was little and sturdy and moved at lightening speed. And there was a tenderness about her that I felt the first time we met. I didn’t even know her last name. Our paths crossed only within the four walls of our crossfit studio. I only know that she was young and full of […]
When You’re Deeply Sensitive…
I love hearing from the women who read my blog, are taking the #52DareChallenge, or with whom my path has crossed up until now. It means more to me than any measurable accomplishment out there. Recently, one of my beloved former clients sent me this question: “I was looking at your website and see here […]