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After the Push, Comes the Pain
I've missed writing you. It’s only been a week since my last email, but somehow it feels like weeks have passed. I know I’m not alone...
May 14


Begin again, and again
When I create something — a new program, a story, a talk — I’m taking a risk. Even with sincere effort and skill, the work might turn...
Apr 30


Funny, Not Funny (But Still Fun)🎈
When I’m relaxed, I’m can make people laugh.My boyfriend and I have pee-your-pants laughing jags on the regular. But when I started...
Apr 21


A mixtape 📼 and the Gen X condition (debunked)
My husband loved to make mixtapes. 📼 To this day, I can’t hear UB40’s Red Red Wine or James Taylor’s Something in the Way She Moves ...
Apr 15


The results we’re getting (and why they’re hard to swallow) 🤔
You are a friggen rockstar. Truly. I have zero doubt about it. If you are a woman in this world, I can all but guarantee that you...
Apr 8


Had any Fun Lately? Try this.
Do you remember having fun? There is a simple assessment tool I use in coaching. Picture a 🍕 pizza pie with eight slices. Each slice...
Apr 6


Improv hurts me 🎭 and why I keep going back
My improv teacher gave me notes last night. She was calling me "in" But I felt "called out." Do you experience the Imposter Syndrome, <<...
Apr 1


Suffering Sappho - The Magic Of Women Together
"Suffering Sappho! " A hilarious Wonder Woman 🦸🏿♀️ exclamation from comic book days! Did you know that WW was from an an island 🏝️...
Mar 19


Power of Numbers
Even I can do the math. This, coming from a woman who once fainted during cash 🤑 register training at a retail job interview in college....
Mar 11


What if we Choose Wrong?
Ever faced with limitless choices and ended up doing nothing? That’s a paradox of privilege. We get to choose what direction we want to...
Mar 3


Believing You Can't, Until You Can
I did it. I finally took my 11th grade kid on a plane for a trip to somewhere unfamiliar to me. You might be accustomed to traveling with...
Feb 26


Let It Land
Ever get a compliment and blow past it like a Mack Truck 🚛💨 on the freeway? Have you ever have someone tell you something wonderful...
Feb 14


Don't Stop Until You Find Your Center
Have you noticed feeling any overwhelm this past week? The climate might have something to do with that. With 24-7 real-time access...
Feb 11


When To Move & How
Yesterday morning I received an email. My friend wanted immediate attention. "I cannot stay silent any longer." She had just written...
Feb 2


What Is Enough?
Do you ever just want to quit? Crawl under the covers and submit to what you believe is the stark reality of your current experience? I...
Jan 15


Tip The Scales
Twenty years ago, my mother in law came to our house to help us settle in to our first home. She brought a pre-loved comforter from her...
Dec 17, 2024


Eek! Scared and Alive!
Two months ago I signed up for a single theater improvisation class. I signed up not because I wanted to face my fears of being judged 🙀...
Dec 10, 2024


More Than To Do List
I don’t know what excites your courage to take risks. But I know something does. Something matters more to you than cheese and...
Dec 5, 2024


Starting From There
Feeling blah lately? Myself? I've had trouble mustering the energy for action. Instead of marketing new work, I've been spending time...
Dec 2, 2024


Two Lives
There is an anonymous saying that goes something like this: "We are all invited to live two lives; the second one starts when we realize...
Nov 19, 2024
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