In focusing on something other than writing, a side door opened, and I entered a state of flow, where writing really did just happen. I have always loved to write. I identify as a writer and cherish the times when I write easily and freely, from a creative place. However…

Talk about white privilege. I saw the headline when doing my morning scan of the news: I usually feel excitement, dread, and resignation of the times we are living in. When I saw this headline among the rest, I shook my head: “Elizabeth Holmes wants to delay her prison sentence…

The power of a common courtesy can go far in renewing our faith in the basic goodness of people and in communication I recently applied for a job at Kin Insurance. It was a job for which I was not a perfect fit — and in a part of the…

My life coach taught me this intervention, and it is now my go-to move in times of strife — both for me and my coaching clients. I have always run on the anxious side, from the time I was a kid until this very moment. Someone who spends a lot…

I only recently learned how to hard boil eggs, because my unconscious mind kept leading me back to the woman who knows it all… Just to set the record straight, I can cook. I even know the difference between a dice, a rough chop, and the importance of keeping the…

Silence and avoidance have proven to be the ultimate drift… Dear “Kay,” I don’t know what happened. I was looking forward to seeing you after such a long time apart because of the pandemic. West Coast and East Coast reuniting in NYC. I was excited to see you, to finally…

You are worth the process, and it will pay you large returns. Admit it — you have sat in front of a screen for hours pouring over the details for a purchase you are about to make. Smartphone. TV. Refrigerator. Paint colors (oh, this one can be a doozy). You…

The poignancy of sorting through frozen moments in your life can sometimes be overwhelming and certainly emotional. I didn’t even really want to get a tree this year. My 15-year old son agreed we didn’t need The Full Monte with holiday decorations (“I’m too old for all that nonsense, Mom.”…

Groups have a unique power to transform people. If you have ever worked with a coach — or even thought about it — it is worth considering group coaching. Generally, there are many ways to think about coaching as a method of self improvement. Overall, people engage a coach when…