Thoughts

What’s My Part in White Supremacy? Thought Work, Privilege, and How to Fail Forward

The idea that whiteness equals goodness is so insidious that most of us aren't even aware of the thought. But if I can admit that yes, even I have white supremacist thoughts, I can begin to change things. Denial, shame, or self-loathing doesn’t do anything. Self-honesty about my privilege and a commitment to action does.

Quarantine Anxiety? A Tip to Rewire Your Brain With Thoughts That Help You Feel Better

What is disturbing your peace right now? Is it worries about finances, health, your figure, your relationships? Whatever it is, this one tip can help rewire your brain to feel better now.

What Firing My Life Coach Taught Me About Trust

My work with this coach was challenging, transformative, and led to shifts in thinking I’d been building toward my entire life. But when she crossed a boundary I was forced to end our coaching relationship - and here’s what I learned.

Friday the 13th: How to Navigate an (Actually) Scary World Amidst a Pandemic, Uncertainty, and our Future Ghosts

The presence of COVID-19 all over our world has made an average week feel like an apocalyptic movie – our grocery stores have been ransacked, our travel has been cancelled, and America’s dad Tom Hanks has even been diagnosed. How do we balance staying informed with feeling overwhelmed? And what do our “future” ghosts have to do with handling the current (and often scary) situation at hand?

I Got My Miracle Baby - And I Still Kept Wanting More

I had a pretty scary pregnancy.

There were some abnormalities in Tilly’s fetal development that were what the doctor described as “pink flags.”

At the time we were told that these markers could be nothing OR they could mean the absolute worst thing: not getting to meet her at all.

Removing the Mask: How to Be Who You Are and Deal with People Leaving

I’ve never had as many people unsubscribe from my blog as I have in the past few months – we’re talking some big digits - it’s been wild.

Seeing that I’d lost subscribers was something that used to get me really down– it made me think: “Did I offend them? Overwhelm them?” Or the highest offense in my book…“Was I boring?”

Turns out, I was on the exact right track…

It's Not Hard To Get Sober: How Recovery from Addiction Showed Me What Else I can Do

All you’ve really gotta do in order to be physically sober is NOT get high, drunk, or generally partake in things that alter your mind or body.

No, the real work when I got clean was examining all the things that made me need to escape my life in the first place:

Ditch the Poopy Polar Express: How Watching Your Thoughts can Help the Post-Holiday Blues

Here we are the day after Christmas (still smack dab in the middle of Hanukkah) and I don’t think I’m alone in having an “ugh” feeling.

Hot Garbage Roller Coaster: How Your Thoughts Create Reality

Sometimes your vulnerability isn’t met with approval, or “likes” or outer reward. Sometimes nothing changes on the outside but the inside of your head starts screaming at you. Sometimes you suddenly feel like you’re standing in the middle of the gymnasium naked and wish in an instant you could take it all back.