Anger gets a bad rap in our families and society in general, especially when it’s expressed inappropriately. However, when we can get curious about our anger and learn how to …
Held Back: The Insidious Effect of Workplace Trauma
I remember the day I came into work to find everybody else’s desk empty. It was my first day back in the office after my latest round of chemo (I …
Coming Out… As Creative
It’s Pride month and I’m happy to be celebrating it for more than one reason. I officially came out to myself as a queer woman a couple of years ago, …
The Feeling of Life and Death in the Change Journey
It’s been a year of tremendous change for me and I’d like to tell you about it. In bullet points. So that you don’t have to wade through a big …
The Space Between: How to Manage Overwhelm with Mindful Awareness
These days, a lot of us are overwhelmed and struggling to cope. Fortunately, there is something we can do about managing our experience and it begins with how we perceive …
Comfortably Confused: How to Navigate Work and Life Confusion for Better Outcomes
Some people welcome a new year with clear goals and intentions. I’m coming into 2020 with something even better: confusion, and lots of it. If that doesn’t sound like a …
Flipping the Switch: Shifting from Worst Case to Best Case Thinking
If there’s one thing that can make the biggest difference in the quality of our lives these days, it’s what I call “flipping the switch” in our minds. As in, …
Creative First
Feeling blue, again? It may be because you’re not allowing your brain to be as creative as it wants to be – letting it make new connections and come up …
The First Leadership Coach in Space?
If I hadn’t become a coach, I may have become an astronaut. As it turns out, the quality that would have made me a good astronaut is the same one …
Be the Tree: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder with Mindful Leadership
This summer, I am sharing a special series called “Be the Tree: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder with Mindful Leadership.” I created it in response to: My own experience …