One time while leading a workshop in California, my teaching assistant and I had a rude, jarring experience with another presenter. We later found out he had recently lost his wife. Consequently, our hearts softened and our perspective of the…

Growing up our cerebral, overachiever family placed a high value on competency. Often that translated into a critical mindset toward self and others where we frequently saw the bad, before the good. This way of being, like all patterns, became…

When was the last time you did a "friendship check-up" with your close girlfriends? Everywhere I speak, teach and lead retreats lately, women are talking about friendships, connection and their desire for greater intimacy and authenticity with…

"And, there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do—determined to save the only life you could save."  ~Mary…