Your FFT
Brene Brown just launched her new podcast, Unlocking Us. Her first episode was about FFT’s — Fucking First Times — how everything is so...
Brene Brown just launched her new podcast, Unlocking Us. Her first episode was about FFT’s — Fucking First Times — how everything is so...
Now that you are adjusting a bit to your new normal, it’s a time to ask yourself — ‘How do I want to be different after all of this?’...
Last week, I had to make a last-minute trip out to SF for an accelerator interview. I booked my flights, rearranged a bunch of meetings,...
I often get asked what the ideal parenting method is. My new favorite is CTFD, which stands for “Calm the F*ck Down.” (Hint, it’s...
Last week I had ‘a day.’ You know those days that by noon you’ve had a week’s worth of bad things happen to you? Ugh. Nayef, on my team,...
So often we notice the headwinds in our life—what is making things harder for us. Raising money is harder as a woman. Mommy bias is the...
Recently, I’ve been having some important meetings where I need to impress. A new trick has been helping me nail these conversations. I...
Have a big conversation that you are nervous about with your boss or partner? Try empathy mapping. Basically, you put yourself in the...
Week 2 of my 30-day digital detox is done. I've been far from perfect, slipping into a few old habits when I was sick earlier this...
I just saw Carter Cast, the former CEO of Walmart.com and author of The Right (and Wrong) Stuff, speak. He spent years researching why...
One of the incredible working moms I interviewed to form the basis of the Uplift program was Tiffany Dufu, the founder of The Cru and...
If you want a reminder that life is short, fit it all on a sheet of paper. The image below has a circle represent each month of a 90...
Here's a new game to play on your commute to work—patriarchy chicken. Just refuse to get out of the way for men as you walk along....
Ugh. I've become addicted to my phone again. I recently have found myself lost in email when I want to be playing with my kids. Not...
Being obsessed with my new perspective around life being a game, I came across a mind-expanding article: Life is Tetris, Stop Playing...
This week an incredible woman, Dr. Kuno (founder of a public biotech company and the non-profit, Halcyon) completely changed my...
The brain can only process 40 bits of information per second even though it receives 11 million per second through all its nerve endings....
Who loves Fridays? Hell, yes. Studies show that we enjoy Friday (and the anticipation of the weekend) more than any other day of the...
I'm obsessed with Shonda Rhimes' Year of Yes. If you don't have this book, get it immediately. She's such a badass working mom. Here is...
Over the past year, I have gained 15 pounds. I suffered from the stress of starting a new company, back issues preventing workouts, and...