I just finished reading the book The Tell by Amy Griffin and was riveted by her courage to know and understand her own story and the self-compassion she cultivated to heal. Her memoir is an important reminder that we all only know parts of our story because our brains do...
Being Happier – 10 Things I’ve Learned this Past Decade
After coaching hundreds of people through their challenges and transitions, I’ve come to realize (and truly internalize) that your happiness doesn’t depend on that thing or person “out there”. Your happiness is your job alone. And it’s an inside job. Since my early days studying Positive Psychology, I’ve navigated the...
The Duality of Life
As I write this, the stock market is tumbling, LA is reeling from devastation and we’re experiencing more political change and uncertainty than we can easily wrap our heads around. Much of the heaviness is visible but some ⎼ our own personal battles ⎼ are invisible, hidden beneath brave faces...
What Did You Learn About Yourself Last Year?
Happy 2025! Before you commit to your resolutions and the list of goals that you are currently all fired up about, I have an important question for you to consider… What did you learn about yourself last year? Or, in other words, who did you need to BE to accomplish or...
Loving What Is
It’s that time of year when we’re celebrating LOVE… While we’re busy celebrating the love we have for the people in our lives and (hopefully) the love we have for ourselves, there is a 3rd type of love that is often forgotten… LOVING WHAT IS. We’re often so busy doing,...
I Suck (and joyfully so)
It’s been a long time since I sucked at something. I’m not saying this to brag because the truth is, it’s been ages since I tried something totally and uncomfortably new… just for fun. And this something is art because I’ve considered myself to be “not artistic” since the tree...
I want to feel fully ALIVE
I recently turned 59 and with each passing year I’m acutely aware of how lucky I am to be alive and how precious the remaining days are that we have left on earth. While we don’t get to decide how many days we have left, we do get to choose...
Busy, Busy
We are all so damn busy. How many times have you been walking through town and seen someone you haven’t seen in a while and the exchange goes something like… “How are you?” “Busy, Busy…” “How are you?” No real conversation. No real connection. And the day moves on, one...
The Stuff of Life
As I sit down to write this my heart is heavy AND full. Heavy because of the pain so many are experiencing in the world right now. So much suffering, divisiveness, loneliness… and my dear sweet dad is in his final days. And full… because life is so damn beautiful. It’s...
Don’t Should All Over Your Holidays!
Ironically, as I sit down to write this Natalie Merchant’s Kind and Generous is playing in the background and her refrain ” I want to thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you…” is playing over-and-over again. This of course is the spirit of the holidays....