I’ve been thinking a lot about vulnerability lately. I even wrote about how painfully vulnerable I felt when I finally pressed the publish button for Taming Crazy-Confessions and Lessons. To be honest, being vulnerable is scary. Yet it’s also rewarding because the more you talk with people about the raw, truthful moments, the more they…
The dark silky water almost feels comforting as you float in the shallows. You allow yourself to relax for just a moment but soon a sense of uneasiness starts to surround you. No one else can see it or feel it, but you know it’s there, lurking just beneath the surface. At that moment,…
Have you received or bought a new journal, planner or notebook and haven’t cracked it open yet? Or perhaps you started out strong, writing every day but have already abandoned it. You’re not alone. I used to love opening a new journal, notebook or planner. It always felt like a new beginning. It…
There’s been a lot of criticism on social media lately about why women (and men) take so long to come forward with accusations of sexual harassment or abuse. Apparently, the mere fact that accusers have waited years to come forward invalidates their stories in some way. Skeptics have denounced them by claiming that if they…
When I became a parent, worry seemed quite normal. I worried about their happiness, their health, and their safety. Their pain became my pain. When they suffered, I suffered. The world seemed like a cruel and dangerous place, and I wanted them to be strong, to be fearless, and most of all to be happy. I…
Anxiety can be isolating. It fills your head with self-doubt and has you believing you just don’t measure up. It can make you feel like you’re the only one feeling the way you do, and that no one else can possibly understand. How could they? They’re normal and you…well you, are not! Normal people…
It started with a simple idea. What if we could create a group, a community, a sisterhood of women over 40 who want to create a better life for themselves. A life free of worry and self-doubt, a life worth living, a life to get excited about. What if we put our own self-doubts and…
Are you someone who overthinks, constantly worries or feels like their brain doesn’t shut off? Do you want to know how to stop worrying? If the answer is yes! I want to share a simple trick that may help you but first I need to explain what is happening when you’re in that state. …