What does it cost you to not be yourself?

It’s funny how different weeks have different themes. This week has been all about not speaking our truth because we’re afraid of hurting someone’s feelings. Annie said yes to a lunch date she really didn’t want to accept. Mary made a promise she really doesn’t want to keep. I sort of said I’d  refer clients […]

How to do Mother’s Day without a Mother?

This was my first mother’s day without a mother. I wasn’t sure who I would be. My mother being my mother was central to my existence. This is how it is when you have a mother like mine: Everything I did was inspiring and fantastic and gave her enormous joy. Every day. Unfailingly. Sunday morning, […]

What to do with the pain?

Sadness. Loss. Fear . Regret. Worry. Crises rocking my world. First, I slept I ate I hid. For 2 days. It felt horrible. Like I was congesting the pain, Making it thick and doughy and sticky. I felt thick and doughy and congested. I wanted a different way. I know a different way. Coach a […]