My 8 month old kitten has been significantly bigger than my 5 year old cat for the majority of the time we've had her. Despite that, the...

For a few years now I've been annoyed that I keep getting emails after I unsubscribe from a list. It feels violating. It has made me...

The other day, I witnessed an unsettling scene - an older child physically assaulted another, while a third stood nearby. Later, when...

It was the second night in a row I woke up at 2am unable to fall back asleep. I was ruminating about a situation. Playing a movie in my...

There's a strange phenomenon I've noticed over the years. My initial reaction to feeling bad makes me feel even worse!  It goes like...

As a baby, whenever I was tired my Mom put me down for a nap and I slept blissfully. At some point, I stopped napping when I was tired....

A few weeks ago, I reached out to a friend I made on Groove (a virtual co-working app that I LOVE - seriously, check it out) to check-in...

Jeff was in Jan's office complaining yet again about Terry. "He's definitely trying to sabotage my project," Jeff reiterated for the...

I was standing outside on a cold October night at 2am with my newborn baby in my arms waiting for the fire department. I figured the fire...

I had a client—we’ll call her Linda—who had an employee—we’ll call him Manny—who struggled to get along with team members. Manny had...

I went to a Quaker middle school. Every Wednesday we had meeting. In the Quaker tradition, meeting is a worship practice in community...

This is something I've silently struggled with for years. Sometimes when things don't go as planned, I push on despite the evidence...

It turns out, I took a break from blogging while I’ve been testing Keepin’ it REAL in the Age of AI. I wasn’t sure how much I would blog...

After 13 years in business, I've had my fair share of pivoting. I abandoned the initial offer I built my business around before I even...

As a parent, I recall distinctly the moment my child started to feel shame because she suddenly avoided making eye contact with me. That...

Not all I statements have to include the word, I. The intention behind making I statements is for the speaker to directly express their...

Having a partner in crime, I mean a partner to co-parent with helps when troubleshooting challenging situations. It means we share the...

Usually, when I feel stressed out about making a decision it's because I feel pressure to decide quickly. And yet, that pressure is...

I've been having one of those weeks where I'm uninspired. I'm feeling pretty mellow, which is not a state of being I have typically...

A friend of mine's three year old daughter came into her bedroom in the middle of the night because she couldn't breath. They rushed her...