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...

As an entrepreneur I’m continually going through cycles of refinement. I enter phases of evaluation. Reviewing my marketing, my services,...