Overcoming ‘Mom Guilt’ & Pursuing Your Passion
Existing inside of a mom body can be exhausting sometimes. The guilt alone is overwhelming—hell, it’s practically part of our cellular makeup! Guilt is a living, breathing, constant companion that saps our energy and makes us feel so much unnecessary shame.
Accepting the Big, Beautiful Mess of Life
One of the most empowering moments in your life is when you find the willingness to let go of what you thought should be and embrace what is.
It’s not easy and it takes time, but when you can finally do it, it’s so damn freeing.
Another Fight Over Another Empty Toilet Paper Roll
Why Women Should Ask for Help—And EXPECT to Get It My husband Scott is a dynamic man in many ways. He’s a terrific father to our children—he constantly lets them know they are loved in myriad ways. He works hard to help support our family—and he’s such a talented graphic design artist. He’s really darn […]
Resolutions Suck. Choose a Word of the Year Instead.
How to Focus on Getting What You Want in 2019 This time of year, it’s all about the New Year’s resolutions. Making them … and then usually breaking them shortly thereafter. Every new year brings the opportunity for change. But resolutions aren’t necessarily the way to go about making that change happen. In fact, studies […]
Can I Be a Good Mom AND an Ambitious Woman?
Why It’s Important to Put Yourself First Sometimes We’ve all seen the social media posts from those amazing women who seem to have it all—and do it all well. The woman who manages to create the perfectly-posed holiday pictures with her photogenic family. The one who’s at every one of her kids’ sporting events, cheering […]
Make Yourself a Priority
How to Be a Person First, and a Parent Second Not long ago, I was chatting with a young mother about my work as a happiness and empowerment coach. And she seemed … perplexed. “What is happy?” she asked me. She explained that with two children aged 2 and 3 (and all of the things that […]
Taking Back Your Power from the ‘Haters’
How to Learn, Grow, & Thrive in the Face of Negativity Not long ago, a friend reached out to me because she was dealing with “haters.” Ugh. My friend is wildly successful both professionally and personally. She has an amazing career, a loving family, and a beautiful home. And while her life is far from […]
Walking Through Fear
Getting Past Discomfort—and Going for Your Greatness If you follow me on social media at all, then you know that, from time to time, I’ll jump on Facebook Live at a moment’s notice. Workout gear, headband hair, no makeup—when I’m inspired about something and want to talk about it, I don’t let anything stop me! […]
Women and Ambition: Overcoming Outdated Attitudes
How to Embrace Your Dreams, Go for the Gold, and Ignore the Naysayers Do you have ambition? Drive? A dream … a desire? Something that you want from your personal or professional life, and you’d do anything to achieve it? Now let me ask you this: Are you a woman? If you answered yes to […]
Failure SHOULD Be An Option
Going for What You Want—and Being OK With Not Getting It “Failure is not an option.” We’ve all heard these pressure-filled words before. And I’m here to tell you that when you decide to try something, you should be OK with knowing that you might fail. But you should also know that there will be […]