As I've reconnected with friends and colleagues lately, we typically take a few minutes to recall the last time we had seen each other....

"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...

Students at my daughter's school have the same teacher for two years. When she returned this fall the thing that created the most stress...

Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...

Last week I returned to Shadowcliff for the first time since the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Grand County last fall. It was the...

I had a client, Trixy, who was opening a cheese shop. As part of her customer discovery process, Trixy stood outside of World Market and...

The beautiful thing about technology is that I can publish my writing while I'm on vacation without even touching a computer or...

Hiking in a valley that's over 10,000 feet above sea level offers some stunning views and breathtaking wildflowers. However, when there's...

It took me almost four years before I started taking myself seriously in my business. It's not that I wasn't determined. I was, and I...

"I'm just so disappointed. This project has turned out nothing like I envisioned it to be." As the leader relayed his feelings, the...

"This changes everything," my client relayed to me as he finished describing what he had just learned at a conference. "That's awesome....

As a lifelong peacekeeper who is also comfortable openly navigating conflict with compassion, I rarely "burn bridges." So, in those few...

"Triggers are everywhere," my client, we'll call her Dee, observed as we were checking in on her progress since our last session. Dee...

“Of course, we want people to mute unless speaking.” I said presumptuously while preparing for a virtual retreat I facilitated earlier...

A few years ago, whenever I experienced rejection I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. Immediately, my thoughts spiraled into an...

A few years ago, I was bustling about my kitchen, putting clean dishes away while deep in thought. We have a sneaky cabinet that's tucked...

My creative process looks remarkably different when I'm making greeting cards than when I co-create. When I make greeting cards I work by...

As Marie sat in yet another interview she froze again. Her inner critic was admonishing her for not knowing the answers to the questions....

I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....

I recently served on a team tasked with guiding our co-housing community through the process of choosing paint colors for the outside of...