The Wonder of the Season

The Wonder of the Season

One Christmas morning when I was a little girl, I woke up excited, ran downstairs and found the Christmas stockings empty.  I was devastated.  I ran back upstairs to my parent’s room and burst in crying that Santa had forgotten us.  In my mother’s sleepy state, she...
Assumptions and Expectations Can Be Relationship Killers

Assumptions and Expectations Can Be Relationship Killers

The title of this month’s blog sounds dramatic, and yet it’s true.  Assumptions and expectations about a person’s beliefs and behavior can kill a relationship over time, especially when they are unspoken. Example assumptions and expectations include: Now that we have...
The Power of a Question

The Power of a Question

Transitions can be stressful, especially when leaving a successful career for the next chapter.  The uncertainty of the times we’re in adds an additional layer of anxiety to the process.  Lots of questions come up – Who will I be without my career?  Will I...
Surprising Truth about Launching Your Next Chapter

Surprising Truth about Launching Your Next Chapter

Set yourself up for success With These 5 Pillars   Whether you’re grieving the loss of your career due to the pandemic or you want to take the reins and start a new chapter in your life, you might be thinking you need to wait until life returns to normal before...
Creating a Meaningful Life Amidst Chaos and Change

Creating a Meaningful Life Amidst Chaos and Change

As I look around at our society and the news it seems the level of chaos and change is intensifying – the fires in the west, civil unrest, the political divide and the pandemic.  I’m finding, to manage anxiety, reactivity and despair, it’s more important than ever to...