8 ways to enjoy a stress-free vacation

Recently our family was invited to visit friends for the weekend at their cabin on the river a couple hour’s  drive from our house. Two days before we were going to leave, my husband and I were frantically creating lists of all the…

What does self-care mean to you?

Last week I connected with some powerful national presenters and we discussed the concept of self-care. Like many, they see self-care as something you "should do" for your physical health (exercise, eat well, get enough sleep), but that's…

10 ways to nurture your soul (and a new video!)

Over the years, our career coaching clients have shared that one of the biggest gifts they receive from working with our team is being challenged to imagine what is possible in their lives and careers: to shed the shackles of their expectations,…

In transition? Join the crowd!

My son is starting middle school in the fall, my good friend’s youngest child leaves for college in August, my colleague’s husband just quit his job to join his wife’s firm, my 46 year-old childhood friend just learned he’s going…

My Mother’s Day gift to you (and me)

For over a decade I coached thousands of men and women in career transition on how to create a strategic career plan, leverage their brilliance and come into greater alignment with their life purpose (I have since trained a wonderful team…

How I learned to mother myself

There's been a lot of belly button gazing in our house this past week. My adolescent son told me on Friday, "I'm thinking a lot about my life right now," my introspective husband is taking a class where he's contemplating our relationship…

Wanna “do it different?!” (and why we should)

I recently attended an artists' studio tour in my hometown. Seeing these amazing avant-garde work/home/creative spaces was a powerful reminder that there is no “one way” to live or work. Drinking in this visual feast of multimedia, oil…

Sometimes Self-Care Takes (gasp!) Discipline

I’m not sleeping well. I haven’t for the last few weeks. Yes, I’m going to bed at the same time each night, staying tech-free after 8 p.m.,  getting daily exercise, steering clear of caffeine and generally staying with my same calming…

Are You Stingy with Your Love?

This Saturday is the 13 year anniversary of my mom’s passing. Healthy and active, she died at age 60 from congestive heart failure as a result of a sudden, serious case of the flu. She’s been on my mind a lot lately. Last Wednesday I…

Slowing Down On the Inside

Last week I attended a parenting workshop at my son’s elementary school on peace-based education. The seminar offered kids and parents models for conflict resolution and ideas on how to more mindfully navigate our relationships. The entire…

Do You Ask For Help? (and why you should)

The week before finals my freshman year in college, my dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated (as was my entire family). But what saddens me as I look back on that rough time was that I didn’t ask for support. Other than sharing…

How Depression Helped Me Nurture My Soul

I came out of the womb an optimist. I have what many sociologists call a high “happiness set point.”  Although I have anxious moments, I usually see the glass half full and tend to cycle quickly through negative emotions (so much so that…
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