Category: Inspire
Shaken to the Core
On January 6, 2021, I was settling down to write this column. It was my typical Wednesday off. I rest my hands, take time for myself and get life done [...]
Learn from 2020 and Lead the Way in 2021
In 2020, nearly nothing we anticipated came to fruition as we had expected. Yet this past year, maybe even without recognizing it, adapting to the mul [...]
Why Do Women Find It Hard to Ask for Help?
I was recently asked this question, “Why do women find it hard to ask for help?” I want to qualify my answer by sharing that finding it hard to ask fo [...]
A Lifetime Saga of Mastering My Weight
I was a chunky kid who was not very athletic and not very coordinated. People said I had a cute face, you know what that means! On my dad’s side, we h [...]
A Pivotal Life Changing Decision
How does one thrive in life, business and relationships? I want to share with you my personal experience of how I was able to thrive in life. This is [...]
What Weighs Us Down Can Lighten Us Up
At the turn of the new year, a lot of media attention is
directed at replacing habits that drag us down or getting rid of unwanted pounds. Why is it t [...]
The Power of Forgiveness and Gratitude
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
~ Dr. Martin [...]
The Future is Holistic!
Twenty years into its role as the leading accredited institution for holistic studies on the East Coast, The Graduate Institute has charted a unique c [...]
2020 Hindsight as Foresight
I can’t remember how far back our family adopted the old British tradition of opening Christmas crackers when sitting down for our holiday meal. The f [...]
Stress Reduction 101
In my youth, I remember feeling so stressed I could not breathe. Feeling so stressed I could not think, sleep or eat. My heart felt like a brick, my h [...]
Listen to Your Wise Inner Voice
Were you ashamed of your parents? I wanted to ask my mom that question, but I couldn’t because that would be confessing that
I was ashamed of her. Fe [...]
There is No Dark, Only Less Light
Darkness grows as it heads toward the threshold of winter and 2020 continues to give us cause to wistfully look back to a time when life was a whole l [...]
What Are You Thankful For?
It is that time of year when we are used to indulging in turkey, many styles of potatoes and umpteen desserts. We hang out with friends and family and [...]
Are You Touch Deprived?
Who isn’t stressed out to the max these days? With the ongoing pandemic, intense political climate, and civil unrest, we are all on edge more than eve [...]
Broken Expectations: Turning Cracks in Team Communication into Spaces that Embrace Community
During the past few years, the number of safe, serene spaces where we can pause to draw our “emotional breath” seems to have grown progressively small [...]
Sh*t Happens: Paradox, Perspective and Healing
When a client, an artist, came to me suffering from PTSD after a terrible car accident, his life was shattered. To make matters worse, the experience [...]
How Expressive Arts Encourage and Promote the Power of Healing
As I was growing up I often assisted my aging grandmother and through that experience I somehow knew I would ultimately choose a career in science tha [...]
Winning the Inner Battle
Do you ever feel like you are in a war against yourself to create the change that you desire? Do you want to lose weight but can’t resist the sweets? [...]
Online Therapy is Not the Wave of the Future, It is Now
You wear many hats. You have a career, you are a parent, you are a friend, a son/daughter, a leader, an organizer, a planner. You know how to show up [...]
How Telling Your Life Story Can Heal Your Pain
Have you ever told stories from your life to someone and that person said to you, “Wow, you should write a book?” Perhaps writing a book is not the ne [...]
What the Autumn Equinox Teaches Us About Love
Since the autumn equinox is the time of equal day and night, it’s easy to assume its connection to love is that it’s a 50/50 deal. You do your part, I [...]
Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen: Embracing Empathy in Leadership
The year 2020 is focusing an intense spotlight on the cracks in American culture, and the need for change couldn’t be more urgent. Leaders are challen [...]