Boundaries aren’t selfish
It’s often easy to default to thinking that boundaries are selfish — that wanting time for yourself is all about you. Boundaries are...
It’s often easy to default to thinking that boundaries are selfish — that wanting time for yourself is all about you. Boundaries are...
I led a workshop this week and had an aha moment — a lack of boundaries often is rooted in a lack of confidence, a belief that you...
Recently Brene Brown called out exactly why our current situation is so hard. We are on one of those roller coasters that are inside in...
My good friend, Nayef Zarrour, gave me a good tip recently. When a female friend comes to him upset, he asks, “Do you want a pink or a...
I’ve held up pretty well this year — even despite the social unrest and pandemic. But, the wildfires (and my whole Instagram feed being...
Chloe freaks out when she makes a mistake. Like whales on the floor sobbing, making minor mistakes so much worse. The scary part is that...
Last week, the kids’ school released the online learning calendar. It involved 30-min on, 20-minutes off of Zoom calls for most of the...
The other day I went on a ‘trail run.’ Trail run is in quotes because I’m not sure the route I chose was actually a trail, and the...
A few weeks ago, I had a huge ‘aha’ moment. I had made a mistake earlier that day and couldn’t sleep. When I reflected on why I was...
I default to being over-programmed. Hell, today, I have twelve meetings almost back-to-back. But, recently, I have been blocking off most...
Often, when our situation is not what we want, we look towards external forces, ignoring our part: My boss creates fire drills. My...
A couple of weeks ago, I made more mistakes than I’d like to admit. On top of that, my gremlins kept harping on how I’ve made these same...
For a recent article, I had to write five things I was grateful for coming out of the pandemic. I thought I’d share: You now appreciate...
Here is the start of a piece that made me LOL. Please go to the link (to give the writer her due traffic) to see the rest. Dear Parent or...
So often, I see women think that work-life balance is a 1-to-1 trade-off. That to get a fulfilling life, they need to make major...
For my whole life, I’ve been on the hedonic treadmill — in which satisfaction of achievement wears off almost immediately to the next...
I recently read a thought provoking article in the Atlantic that I have been processing about how people sacrifice their well-being by...
A big part of my family’s quarantine has been Animal Crossing. My kids even act out the game in the IRL play. For those of you not...
So often, I find myself checking my phone to see the time only to find myself 10-minutes later engulfed in an internet rabbit hole....
Rowan said that to me the other day. To which I immediately started correcting him, saying all of the reasons other people are better...