10 ways to help you fall (and stay!) asleep (including a free meditation!) Do you ever struggle to get to sleep?  Or to stay asleep? Recently, I do.  Since having my son there have been many sleepless nights as I …

Have you heard of the term “Imposter Syndrome”?   “Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which one doubts one’s accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud”. – Wikipedia Everyone seems …

Not long ago, my well laid plans got derailed TWICE in one week.  On the Monday my son didn’t go to daycare as planned, then a couple of days later when I was sitting down to write my newsletter, my …

Part Three: Make Allies Out of Housemates I used to work in an office.  Only managers had closed offices.  The rest of us sat in open concept cubicles.  One of my colleagues has these little flags she would put out …

Part Two: How to Have Difficult Conversations In my previous post, I shared some key information about the 4 phases women live through each month.  If you missed it, check it out here. It’s great to know all this about …

Part One:  Oops I did it again I did it again.  There I was, standing in our kitchen.  My husband was on the other side of our kitchen island, our son in his highchair between us.  Tears streaming down my …

Have you ever been at work and someone takes a personal day because their cat died, and someone in the office (maybe even you) rolls their eyes at the idea that a pet dying requires any personal grieving time? I’ve …

What do you think of when you hear the word “Power”? I see images of power suits, of top executives, of global politics…. I feel the energy of control, influence, exploitation and of privilege. I think about how power seems …