Strong problem-solving skills empower teens to navigate through life’s complexities with confidence and resilience.

It is possible for you to not only live a good life, but to live your best life. Have you ever taken the time to really think about what that means? To dream of what you really want your life to feel like, envision what you will be doing when you have reached your goals.

A vision is more than a goal. It’s more than saying that you want to get an A on your next history exam, or that you want to run a marathon.

When it applies to the world of work, intelligence comes in many forms. There are numerous ways to measure success — and intelligence.

As I write this today, March 9, it is the one year anniversary of my cancer surgery. The one year anniversary of the beginning of a journey to healing. As I remember it, it’s fuzzy. It’s a blur. I was in a lot of pain prior to my surgery, so I was actually looking forward to getting the surgery.

Can you confidently call yourself an extrovert? Can you say without a doubt that you are an introvert? If you really think about it, you probably cannot definitively choose one with the exclusion of the other. Sure, you might strongly lean one way or the other, but you’re much more complex than that. You are a nuanced, unique person who cannot just fit in one extroverted or introverted box.

I plan constantly. I mean, really all the time. When I’m waking in the morning my mind is playing a movie of getting out of bed, walking to the bathroom, brushing my teeth, deciding what to wear, what to eat, etc. etc. etc. I am constantly 3 steps ahead of any given moment.

I made a simple voice memo the other day. I heard a recording of my voice and it stopped me in my tracks. Brought instant tears to my eyes. You see, I forgot. When I hear my voice in my head, I sound like me. I sound like I have always sounded. But that’s not what I sound like now.

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are all sponges. I recently heard this theory of self-care that resonated with me. When we take care of ourselves, we absorb water like a sponge. Then throughout the day as we navigate life’s tasks of work, family, etc, etc, we are slowly - or quickly - squeezing out the water. Or, more literally, squeezing out our energy, our capacity for work, our good mood, our tolerance for frustration, etc. If we don’t take time to adequa

Having cancer is like living in a bubble. It’s sleep, wake, doctor’s appointments, repeat. I’m not sure how people manage to work or have any semblance of a life while going through cancer treatment. You’re operating under a new normal that doesn’t feel normal at all. It changes you in ways you don’t expect, and fighting that change is futile. It consumes your thoughts and your energy for anything other than treatment and recovery.

Are you living a good life? How do you know? With which criteria are you measuring a good life? Maybe you generally feel happy most of the time. You and your loved ones are mostly healthy. You have a good marriage, a good job, and generally happy, well-adjusted children.

This time last year we were all excitedly anticipating the end of 2020. We were constantly bombarded with memes about how 2021 was just around the corner, and let’s say goodbye and good riddance to the shit-show that was 2020. We were all ready to move on from the pandemic. We were all ready for a year of “normal” activities that involved seeing our friends and family. We might have also been ready to go back to work in a physical space outside o...

Wait, it’s only October, why am I talking about resolutions? I know I’m not the only one who has made a New Year’s Resolution only to abandon it after a few weeks. I want to start now exploring why resolutions fail, and how to make yours stick.

We all have that friend. You know, the one who always calls you to lament about their life. They complain about how chaotic their mornings are, trying to get lunches packed, kids dressed, breakfast ready, running out the door only to run back in because their youngest forgot their lunch box - again! Or your friend calls you every Friday afternoon, exhausted and wanting to meet for a glass of wine after her hectic, stress-filled, miserable week at a...

September is like a Monday. Follow my logic for a moment. A wise person (and you know who you are) tells me repeatedly that Monday is an opportunity to set an intention for the kind of week you want to have. Maybe you’re the person who sees Monday as an ending. An ending to the freedom and fun of the weekend. Maybe you drag yourself out of bed on a Monday morning with dread. You long for the carefree pace of the weekend. But what if you see Mon...

A new school year. The photos of the “first day of school” fill my social media feeds. My connections are varied, so I have friends whose children are going to kindergarten, 3rd grade, middle school, high school and college. My son started his freshman year of high school this week, but I remember his first day of kindergarten like it was yesterday! From what I’m told by other parents who have older kids, these next 4 years will pass in a blink! Bef...

I failed. Yep, there it is. I said it. Why are we so afraid to say those two little words out loud? Or for that matter, we even hesitate to say them to ourselves! I’m not accustomed to failing. I generally accomplish what I set out to do. Until I didn’t accomplish what I set out to do. I had announced to friends, family and strangers that I was transitioning into working as a realtor, how do I now say “never mind, I’m not doing that now.” Gasp...

“I could never do that.” “That would take too much time.” “It’s too late for me to try that.” “I’m not creative enough.” “I would LOVE to do that...but no, I couldn’t.” Are these the voices in your head when you think about your possible next step? Do you censor your potential?

I work with people who want to change their lives! Arguably the biggest chunk of our lives is spent in our “job.” I define this as how we choose to contribute to our family and/or how we choose to support ourselves. This could take the form of someone who has chosen to leave the house every day to work a full time job. This could also take the form of someone who works in the home, whether that is parenting children, running a household, working r...