Claim your life as your own: 18 soulful practices to get unstuck and live your joy
I don't remember the exact moment when I decided to stop justifying, explaining, rationalizing, or defending my decisions. But I do remember the myriad situations before when I'd "feel bad" for...
The choice you can make for less guilt and more joy
My son came home from Scouts last night and he had a story to tell me. But I was busy on my computer finishing up a project I had promised a big group. I have a few deadlines looming over me this...
what happens when you listen to their story
It was an ordinary moment on vacation in Key West. We were just hanging around at the beach. My dad is an introvert. So when he started to share a story from his early years of being married to my...
The one morning habit to reclaim yourself as CEO of your life
Earlier this year, I noticed how I had slowly dropped my morning habit of quietly journaling, getting grounded, and setting my intention for the day. Instead, I started to work. And I gave away my...
Empower Our Teens to Be Compassionate Leaders
The next generation of leaders and “game changers” are inclusive. They are what William Damon, the director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, defines as “the purposeful.” They are focused. They...
Teens and their need for sleep
"Insufficient sleep in adolescents [is] an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as the academic success, of our nation’s middle and high school...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Two Empty Hands
Sometimes we hold really tight to our current story, our way of doing things, or our view of ourselves, our relationships, and our life, even though it has stopped being life-giving. We keeping...
Four Essential Ways Wise Women Set Healthier Boundaries
“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” - Shannon Alder Boundaries are...
Open this when you are saying, “It’s time for me to thrive.”
“I’m tired of being tired,” she wrote to me. “What do you do when the soil you are planted in isn’t life-giving, but actually toxic?” Another person asked me. “I’m working hard to get my health back...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: the anecdote to “decision fatigue” for a focused, soulful life
When we moved to our new home last August, I had a vision for the front of our house. The former owners had done an incredible job of keeping things beautiful and manicured, but I had a different...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: The wise, compassionate leadership our children need right now
I can remember the moment, six years ago, when my son started kindergarten. I was like every mom with her first child: I was nervous about how he would be regarded by his teachers and peers. I was...
A Woman’s Peace in Midlife
A Woman’s Peace in Mid-Life The older I get, the less I want, the less I look for approval, the less I base my happiness on circumstances, the less I try to change people, the less I carry, and the...
