November Newsletter The Great Escape I see it everywhere. The great mental escape. The numbing. The avoidance. And quite frankly, it is soul-shaking to witness. Not only because of what I see happening in the world around me, but because I recognize the moments of my own life that I lost doing the very same thing. Walk through a park, sit in a restaurant, ride a bus, or stand at a busy intersection. Look around. What do you see? Heads down. Eyes fixed on screens. Fingers scro

October Newsletter Have You Felt It Lately? I know many of you have. The number of conversations I've had recently tells me I'm not the only one feeling something. The heavy. The revisiting. The return of a familiar pain. A familiar shadow. An old wound. One of those distinct feelings that makes you stop and think: "Wait. Haven't I been here before?" "Didn't I already work through this?" "Didn't I heal this?" Maybe you've found yourself thinking about old relationships lately

June Newsletter The Great Mother and the Great Father Last month was Mother's Day. This month is Father's Day. As someone who is parentless, I found myself spending a great deal of time reflecting on parenthood—from the deeply personal to the universal. I had a wonderful Mother's Day. My daughter and I share a tradition that makes perfect sense to us. Every year on her birthday, she gives me a gift because I gave birth to her. Every year on Mother's Day, I give her a gift bec

August Newsletter The Lines We Inherit This month I want to share something deeply personal. It feels vulnerable to write because it reveals one of my greatest struggles. Yet I believe the lesson is much bigger than parenting. Whether you are raising a child, navigating a marriage, working with difficult coworkers, or learning to honor your own boundaries, I hope something in this story speaks to you. Lately, I have been struggling with this stage of parenting. Don't get me w

September Newsletter I Didn’t Want to Be a Woman I have wanted to write about this for a long time, but I never quite knew when the right moment would be. Then last night, during one of the legendary “solve all the world’s problems” conversations my daughter and I have while walking, she asked me a question: “Who started the whole, ‘If a boy picks on you, it means he likes you’ thing?” I laughed at first and said, “I have no idea.” Then I thought about it. “But you realize h

July Newsletter 49 Tomorrow, I turn 49. I find it fascinating that I still don't feel "grown up." I don't feel I have it all figured out. I don't feel like, "well here we are you are done". When I was younger, I imagined there would be a magical age when everything would make sense. A point where I would have life all figured out. I thought we eventually reached the destination, unpacked our bags, and simply cruised through the rest of life. After all, that's the recipe we've

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About a month ago, when visiting with my mentor, she offered to do a reading for me. At first, I didn’t see the point as my guides talk...