Losing My Voice

Losing my voice caught me off guard in that I thought I’d had it all figured out. My voice was strong, my confidence high, my place in the world solid and strong. Then all of a sudden it was gone; my voice, my confidence, my ability to stay strong even in the...

A Meaningful Life is a Stressful Life

Recently, I watched a Ted Talk by Kelly McGonigal that really shook me up. McGonigal is a health psychologist and in the talk presented some of her research around stress that essentially led her to realize that stress really isn’t the problem in most of our...
The Best Way to Get Unstuck

The Best Way to Get Unstuck

Here’s what my clients and friends tell me almost every day: “I’m stuck and I absolutely can’t get out of it.” They may be stuck in a relationship or in a bad mood or a job situation, but they absolutely feel stuck. Here’s the problem. They keep telling themselves...
People Can’t Read Your Mind

People Can’t Read Your Mind

Dear Women of the World, Please start speaking up to ask for what you want. People can neither read your mind nor just know what you want. They can’t. It’s time for you to calmly and pleasantly ask for what you want. It's time for you to calmly and...