I know you're in the middle of yet another transition; one where things are in limbo, uncertain, new, undefined and unfamiliar. It's disconcerting as you walk this thin, even swerving line between the old "normal", the in-between of now, and the new "normal" yet to be established. This is part of every trauma (and this IS trauma in case you're doubting it) and this chronic uncertainty wears on your mind -- your thoughts, mindset, and your brain. But I've learned (the hard way), that we can ...read more
My (very personal) Christmas Letter to all of you…
I am a pretty private person. I was raised in a home that was more English than exhibitionist, more dignified discretion of Downton Abbey than clandestine candor of the Kardashians. Yet I've been reminded that being real allows relatability and that even though I may suffer from the "impostor syndrome" at times, it's in the very revealing of that fact, that I allow you to hear me, to know my heart and know that I'm real, authentic, and very much a work in progress. Here's some "realness" ...read more
A bridge over troubled waters…how to be heard (and to hear) in the hardest conversations
No matter how you feel about the results of the election, this week has been fraught with painful "conversations" in the worst forms -- protests, hate spewing, anguish, gloating, bullying. We want to hide our heads under the covers, shout our own truth from the rooftops or go back to the sweet bygone era where a "facebook" was an annual publication we could pull off the shelf to reminisce from (or cringe at...two words: eighties hair!), not a worldwide personal soapbox that was forever etched ...read more
Bathing Suits and Blogging
Tis the season for bathing suits, long beach days and doing things in general that bring out the inner child in all of us. We play more, laze more, lighten up, brighten up and even seem to show more, especially more of our...skin. Whether in shorts, bathing suits (one piece, bikini or, heaven forbid, a speedo for some brave souls!). We're a little more fearless and lot more relaxed about it! Oh to have a lazy, crazy day of summer attitude when it comes to our purpose in life, to the ...read more