Living More Authentically
Today I’m delighted to bring you a conversation with my friend and mentor, Jen Louden. Jen’s work has spanned many topics dear to my heart: women and comfort, retreating, creativity and writing. Recently, she’s been turning her attention to teaching – helping women like you and me own what we have to teach and to [...]
Click here to read this post & the comments on the web. *** If you are an artist struggling to uncover your artistic voice, an entrepreneur working to differentiate yourself, a scholar hoping to make a mark on your field, or an employee trying to stand out in your organization – you are probably occupied, [...]
Sometimes we fall into thinking that vulnerability is about sharing our pain, our problems, our tears, our fears, our self-doubts. That is only part of the story. As Brene Brown has so beautifully woken us up to, vulnerability is sharing what’s true for me even when I fear you will like me less after you [...]
All my life, I have been walking into noisy rooms. The boardroom, the kindergarten room, the gymnasium. The birthday party. The cocktail party. The noise was all of you. Your thoughts and feelings. Your fear, your comfort. Your leanings, your sway. I was interested in that: What were you thinking? What were you feeling? Who [...]
Two articles I am excited to share with you today: Earlier this week, I wrote a post at Huffington Post about The Dark Side of Girls’ Success in School. Girls are now outperforming boys at every level in school. Although that seems like good news, based on my own experience in school, I’m worried about [...]
Good morning! First things first, I want to welcome the 1000 of you or so who just signed up this week to receive articles and inspiration from me. Welcome. I’m honored that you are here. Some goodies for today: 1. Below is Part 2 of my visit with Jillian Michaels. We chat about some of [...]
So you are working on speaking up more. Or you are dreaming about launching that new business, or nonprofit, or artistic venture. Or you are just trying to be more of your real deal self and share what is on your mind. In some way, you are fighting the everyday fight to step into [...]
It’s happened a few times now. I’m teaching a class, or sitting in a circle with women at an event, and someone raises their hand to participate in the discussion. She says, “I just have so many interests. I’m excited by so many different things. I try to do too much. I end up juggling [...]
I always feel so honored when other bloggers host me for interviews at their sites. Their warmth and thoughtful questions always bring out something new in me. This week, I was privileged to be part of three such conversations. At Joy Holland’s blog, we talk about “gentle power,” how I created 10 Rules [...]
“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places, to make room for hourse and livable acreage. Occasionally the river floods these places. “Floods” is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding; it [...]
