When my kids get sick at school, I’m not the one they call. After never getting through to me on the first try since I’m in meetings all...

We have two months left in this decade. Two months left before the futuristic-sounding 2020. How has your life changed over the past ten...

Last week I participated in the MassChallenge startup awards. It was a fun, action-packed night, punctuated by pump-you-up entrance music...

Research shows that "workers who spend more time on non-promotable tasks are held back from demonstrating their full potential.”...

On Thursday, I woke up burnt out. The old Kari would have just pushed through the day. Instead, I told my team that I was taking the...

Last week I didn’t get into the start-up accelerator, Y Combinator. It was a long-shot. 1% of applicants get in, but I was...

This week I went to Boston for a day. Instead of trying to line up other meetings for the trip, I surgically flew in for a single one....

When we ask moms if we could wave a magic wand and grant them one wish, 70% say some version of ‘more time.’ Unfortunately, all of us are...

A new study shows that reading fiction was an insanely effective way to reduce stress—better than listening to music, having a cup of tea...

I powerlift, and a key best practice is to have a ‘deload week’ every 6 weeks or so. On that week, you cut your weight and reps by 40% or...

I just finished watching Chloe’s soccer game and was inspired by one of the moms. She encouraged her daughter to set a goal for how many...

Rowan regressed when he entered Pre-K. Last weekend, my usually fiercely independent kid asked us to wipe his butt. He’s four. We...

Who here has at least a hint of perfectionism? (Raising my hand.) Who here also thinks that their perfectionism makes them better? (Hand...

Got a great tip this week from Gretchen Rubin’s Happier podcast: be specific when offering help. Often when you need help the most, you...

It's easy to compare yourself to others and let those Gremlins in your head start beating yourself down. She’s more successful. She’s...

Self-love is… Starting the day with a tall glass of water Locking the bathroom door Noticing one thing you like about yourself each time...

One day I was having a bad day and cried in front of Chloe. She looked at me and said, “Mom, we all have buckets on top of our heads....

Of course, it’s the days that I’m the most stressed and time-crunched when I forget my phone at home or send that email to the utterly...

Today I was stressed. I had a looming client deadline that I was behind on because of some staffing issues over the past week. I was...

Recently Yvette Butler, the founder of the financial education platform,  Impart Wealth, told me a great analogy for our lives of a...