
Shedding
Women's Empowerment
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. Joseph Campbell
I'm doing a lot of shedding right now. Letting things whither…

Are you ignoring your emotional self-care?
Self-Care, Women's Empowerment
Last night I attended a small women's circle where we took turns sharing where we are in our lives and where we're headed next. Afterwards, we did a short meditation and then created beautiful 2015 vision boards together, taking time at…

Can you be with what is?
Women's Empowerment
This past weekend my husband and I needed to have a crucial conversation with our middle schooler, but due to schedule conflicts, his mood swings and poor timing, this talk kept getting postponed. My anxiety around wanting to have this…

Maybe it’s time … to ask for help
Women's Empowerment
We weren’t meant to do everything for ourselves. We all need support — lots of it.
Assess how you currently navigate challenges. You or your spouse just got laid off from your job. Do you immediately isolate, put on your armor,…

The life I desire (version 2.0)
Self-Care, Women's Empowerment
One morning when my son was in preschool, my cup was feeling really full and in a moment of supreme clarity, I sat down and wrote the following (this is from the beginning of Ch. 2 on self-care in my book Nurturing the Soul of Your Family:…

Let’s Infect the World…with Love
Women's Empowerment
Yesterday, sitting arm to arm with my husband in the sanctuary of our church, I found myself wiping away tears every few minutes. My heart was swollen--it physically ached. At the end of the service while singing Angels We Have Heard on High,…

I Am a Social Activist
Women's Empowerment
This past Sunday my son and I stumbled upon Lady Gaga's new Born This Way initiative, launched recently at Harvard, which focuses on heightening understanding around bullying and promoting a more compassionate society. It spurred a great…
What Really Matters?
Women's Empowerment
Yesterday morning I found myself standing at my open front door staring out at a beautiful oak tree. Bathed in sunlight, I held a cup of lemon ginger tea in one hand and my to-do list in the other.
I was waiting for a friend that I was helping…

Shifting
Women's Empowerment
Friday I got triggered.
One of my team members told me they wouldn’t be available to help me this week as I prepare for several major events.
I translated this into “I’m not supported in the world."
And I immediately felt a strong…

We Need Each Other
Women's Empowerment
Yesterday afternoon my nine year old ran away from home.
He only went 2 blocks. He was barefoot and was carrying a cigar box filled with a Whole Earth Provision gift card, fifteen dollars and a birthday gift certificate from his uncle for…

Ritual
Women's Empowerment My baby sister, now 30, was only 16 when my father died and 19 when my mother died.
Being 14 years her senior, our relationship is a blend of sister/mother/mentor. But that’s changing.
She is having a baby, and I’m over the moon! Yesterday…

What the World Needs Now
Women's Empowerment Even though I come from a large family, growing up, I often felt isolated.
My parents were big seekers. Much of their energy was spent on their personal quest to find or experience God---and they encouraged us to do the same.
Yet, in the…

