I want to talk about showing up. And falling down. And why it all matters. Let’s start with a story. I was recently interviewed for the Love Who You Are video summit. Leading up to the interview, I was nervous… not unusual when talking about things that are important to me. Simultaneously, I felt excited […]
How to Stand in Integrity and Speak Up this Holiday Season (and always)
I was recently in a situation where I felt so exhausted I could barely move. Both the situation and the exhaustion lasted for several days. Eventually the situation resolved. Eventually I had a moment to myself… to get quiet enough to hear and feel what was going on internally. First there were tears. And some […]
Grief that Heals
I miscarried another baby last spring. The grief of this loss has been up and fresh again for me over the past two weeks… serving as an opening for healing tears to flow and as a beacon beckoning to even deeper hurts not yet grieved. This is a familiar place for me to be. Opening […]
The Restorative Power of Deep Listening
Listening is on my mind. Specifically, I’m thinking about how deep listening can repair broken connections after something painful has occurred. Let me tell you a story. Two weeks ago, my husband was gone for a week. We suspected that his prolonged absence would be difficult for our 18-month-old son as neither of us had […]
Why I Resist Things – Can You Relate?
This morning I found a huge list of unfinished ‘things’ before me – big things like work projects, house projects, life projects. Also small things like ‘go to the post office, deposit money at bank, rotate the mattress…” Many of these things have been on my list for months now. They are not new. As […]