Welcoming the New Year With Intention
I began 2016 as I began 2015 - with a yoga practice. Last New Years was my inaugural foray into this ancient art. My theme for last year was self-care so I joined a group of healthy-looking souls and did my best to keep up with the stretches and reaches, the...
Owning our Stories and Loving Ourselves
Owning our stories and loving ourselves through the process is the bravest thing we will ever do. More importantly, it frees us to write a new ending…. We are hard-wired for story; it’s built into our survival DNA. It’s the way we make meaning of the world around us....
A return to hope
As the Winter Solstice has arrived, it is a time to consider yin and yang, darkness and light – and the exquisite balance that exists between all things. After weeks of shortening days, we have been affected in a number of ways by the scarcity of light and the growing...
If only I could…
We all have one ... that dream, that idea that we can’t seem to quite find a way to imagine into being, that trip that we want to take but never seem to find the money to do so. There is that city we’d like to move to- or business we want to start but can’t figure out...
How to Live a Life Of Courage In Spite of Feeling Afraid
I am fascinated by courage- I always have been- I’m not talking about the firefighter/soldier/007 type of courage it takes to go into battle- although those people fascinate me as well- I’m talking about the everyday type of courage that it takes to live a rich and meaningful, purpose -driven life.
I am grateful for this process
As I created my “list of gratitudes” this past Thanksgiving I was reminded of how grateful I am for the gift of this work and the amazing people I have the privilege of walking alongside. I wanted to share a unique experience I had this fall with all of you. It was...
Rising Strong When We Fall with Brené Brown
I couldn’t have been more excited if my heartthrob George Clooney was coming to town... My mentor and colleague, Dr. Brené Brown, came here to Seattle to speak! On the heels of her new book, Rising Strong, she took Town Hall Seattle by storm. Tickets sold out within...
A New Year for Change You Can Feel
As I set my intentions and plans for 2015 , I realized with astonishment…… It has been 25 years since I sat with my very first client. I remember feeling nervous and inadequate and just hoping that what I had to share would at least be enough to alleviate a bit of the...