Your ability to achieve a big goal will be based as much on the things you DON’T do as the things you will do. And while many posts will give you a list of tips, tools and strategies to focus on the ‘right’ things, this post is going to focus…

It’s the statement we rarely want to have to make and, far more than we’d like to do in our lifetimes, will have to say: “I love you… and I’m leaving you…” I saw this in a quote by therapist Ailey Jolie on Instagram and the quote states: It takes…

Is your life working for you? It’s a question few people ask on a regular basis… and one even those who ask have a really difficult time answering. As a coach, I ask my clients a lot of challenging questions. Sometimes, I ask things like “Who would you have to…

There are millions of articles, books, blog posts, YouTube videos, and podcast episodes on how to be more productive… Only… the mere fact that you’re learning about so many different approaches and, oftentimes, conflicting strategies can lead to the very thing you’re trying to work on. And, before you know…

When women die, does anyone ask “How was her heart?” More importantly, as women live, does anyone ask the women in their lives (on a daily basis), “How is your heart?” Lisa Marie Presley… Kirstie Alley… Loretta Lynn… Irene Cara… Naomi Judd… A tiny percentage of women who’ve died (in…

Women over 40 have been socially brainwashed with a MAJOR lie… They’re told that, once they hit a certain age, their prime is over and “It only goes downhill from there.” It would be like telling a nine month old baby “You better enjoy your first three years of life…

The epidemic of loneliness in the world is real… and frightening… Never before have we lived in a world where we have the most digital access and the least personal connection. …

Almost every description of middle adulthood sucks… As I was writing a book and doing research on lifespan development, I reconnected with some of my therapy training. It’s funny what happens when you re-read a certain adult development stage when you’re actually in that stage. When I was working on…

Are your friendships healthy? Do they uplift, support, enliven and hold space for you? Or do your friendships drain the hell out of you? Far too often, we spend more time and focus MAINTAINING the relationship status quo than we do taking a step back and evaluating whether the status quo actually meets our standards… and that’s got to stop. …