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Goodbye Golden Handcuffs
June 16, 2026
When was the last time I went to the gym? Did I get four hours of sleep last night or five? When was the last time I did bed time with the kids? Does my skin...
I have a new website.
June 8, 2026
This sentence makes me laugh a little, because it’s super simple and clean, as if the site appeared out of thin air. As if it did not require months of...
Have you been bitten by the AI Zombie?
May 19, 2026
At a recent graduation speech, former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt acknowledged what many students are already feeling: AI is not some distant abstraction. It is...
What I am taking away from Your Friends & Neighbors--And, no, it's not a Rolex.
April 28, 2026
I didn’t expect to get parenting advice from Coop’s dad in Your Friends & Neighbors, but that is exactly what happened this past Monday night. By the way,...
Fainting Outside the Ivy Tech Community College Conference Center: A Forced Pause
April 23, 2026
I fainted on Beth’s shoulder outside the Ivy Tech Community College Conference Center this morning. This is where Indy Reads was being held, an event...
Mother, Interrupted: On Naps, Nostalgia, and the Holy Disruption of Motherhood
April 14, 2026
Written yesterday at 4:43PMLast night, as I tried to fall asleep with my daughter wrapped around me, our legs intertwined, her hands cupping my face, I found...
Do You Ever Feel Like a Plastic Bag, Part Two?
April 7, 2026
I may not have felt like a plastic bag this week, but I sure did find one. In fact, the very Target bag floating through a parking lot that I referenced in...
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
March 24, 2026
I caught myself asking one of my clients that yesterday. She was talking through her job search, and as I listened, I could feel the drift in real time: on...
Life is Meant to be Lived
March 17, 2026
What Bridgerton reveals about wanting more for yourself (outside of a new ball gown)
What Heated Rivalry Gets Right About Being Heard
March 5, 2026
Do you remember that scene in Heated Rivalry when Rozanov pours his heart out to Hollander on the phone? If you don’t, it’s in episode five. He’s crying...
Daniel Tiger, Buttered Brioche, and Parental Guilt
February 26, 2026
Three weeks ago, I had one of the worst parenting nights in recent memory. It began, as many domestic tragedies do, with television. Oliver wanted a marble...
The Session that Refused to be Solved
February 12, 2026
I had an unsettling moment with a client recently. The session started typically for her, for us. Then, she switched gears and began talking about a familiar...
Doing the work at work — and at home?
January 28, 2026
Double Shift Is Back You’re used to overthinking and crowdsourcing decisions.“I’ll be the reliable one,” you tell yourself — while managing five calendars....
Notes on the tiny moments that turn out to be the whole story
January 20, 2026
Hi everyone! Yes — I’m officially launching a newsletter. It’s a place where I will share short reflections drawn from my coaching, like the small moments...