I’m taking a moment this morning to peak my head up out of my books where I’ve been steeped in researching the process of female empowerment. I’m in an intensive month of working on a major writing project that is challenging me to the core. Although I am loving the creativity and insight that is pouring […]
The process of unearthing our most sincere calling can be challenging at best. To fully honor, respect and value what that purpose is, once it reveals itself to you, can often present as an even more difficult task. When we start to piece together the clues of who we are, it is common to experience […]
As I write to you this morning, there is a soft rain falling outside my window. The Autumn leaves are slowly starting to make their way to the ground, I’ve got my tea in hand and I’m reflecting a lot on the elusive nature of life purpose. I’ve been having many conversations lately with women who are asking some […]
The last year has brought an onslaught of difficult conversations into my life. Between my friends, family and clients there has been a lot to tell the truth about, clarify and clean up. Although the “good-girl, relational, wanting to be loved” part of me has to deal with stomach churning nausea and the impulse to […]
Either we’ve been there, are there or will be there: face-to-face with a life altering challenge. Whether it is illness, death, job-loss, financial hardship, divorce, identity crisis or anything else, we all know the stomach dropping sensation of when lightening strikes and it’s time to reckon with life. Not one of us is immune to […]
It has been several months since I’ve been in touch with you and as a woman who values honesty and transparency, I’d like to share the truth about why. This past year has brought a tremendous amount of growth, new opportunity and intensified challenge into my life personally, professionally and spiritually. As a therapist and coach I […]
Too exhausted to think, too overwhelmed to respond, too fast, too full, too much, not enough, it’s a lot… These are the words I hear almost everyday from the voices of the women I sit with. So what is it that has us exhausted, depleted, un-inspired and desperate for the next best thing to make […]
Just when it seemed like things were going smoothly and in the direction that you wanted, bam! You get hit with the unexpected and even the unimaginable. Sound familiar? Perhaps it takes the form of a difficult internal challenge, an external disappointment or a major loss. These experiences can take your breath away, sometimes with […]
I’m watching the morning sun outside my window here in Colorado. The trees are barren and the grass is in its full stage of brown, dry and crackling decay. I’m aware of how challenging these winter months can sometimes feel, when the natural vitality and beauty of the earth has waned. Every year, there is […]
I want to live in a world where all girls and women are connected to themselves and trust in the magnitude and depth of their own brilliance. One of the best ways to feel authentically yourself is to make sure you carve out at least a few minutes each day to slow down and take […]