Attention to Intention

Anyone else feel like the unexpected is popping around every corner. Anyone else like me & HATE what they can't control (hand raised). Anyone else feeling like they are on an island by themselves?  In this kitchen table conversation with a dear friend & beautiful bada**, Nicole Cohen, we're talking about the unexpected: how to handle it, how to be human & how to use improv as...

There is this self-induced isolation that happens as we try to juggle all the things & you can become so immune to it, you don't even realize it (hand raised). You know what gave me the courage to start to get to know myself, to have the courage to speak it out into the world, to walk out of the rooms that were no longer meant for me & into ones that were: WOMEN  This woman, Dr. Brand...

When people say 'just be you': what does that mean & how do you bring that to this loud, busy, overwhelmed world. That is what we're unpacking today, my friends.   In this kitchen table conversation, my friends & co-authors in the Freeman Means Business anthology: Own Your Story: Empower. Connect. Create. Change: Jennifer Thibodaux & Lesley Marlin & I unpack: Lonelin...

The power of the questions we ask ourselves. I once heard the brilliant #tonyrobbins say that the quality of your life is a direct result of the quality of your life.  You want a better life, ask yourself better questions.  In this #microepisode, you & I are unpacking the top questions you've asked me  How did I get here & where did I start  How to handle the summer overwhelm  Is it t...

When you think of womens health: if you're like me, I think of the diets & the fads & a 'one size fits all approach' One conversation with my girl, Kelly Terwilliger & hearing her describe digestion, hormone balance, for the high achieving 40+ year old woman: I said to her, holy sh*t, you have to come on the podcast & share these nuggets.  In this conversation, you h...

I truly believe that someone can teach you in 15 minutes what it taught them 15 years to learn, if you seek it out. Or in our case, 20 minutes from 12 years of doctoral studies on the brain. How are you using this gift of the world wide web to grow & learn & expand the power of knowledge? In this #microepisode, I'm sharing with you the gift of Masterclass where I spent 30 minutes with...

Here's the thing about this social world: you can connect with anyone, anywhere & anytime.  Instead of looking it as a barrier, let's look at it as an entry point to connect & hype with other badass purpose driven humans. That's exactly how this conversation with the gift of a human, Emily Wagner, came to fruition.  A girlfriend told me about the gift of a community she&apos...

You ever have that anxiety that your mind is racing, it's in the pit of your stomach & it can feel paralyzing. Just had it last week, my friend.  The language can be hard to communicate, it can feel uncomfortable as all hell &  in our digital world where we're posting the highlights of life, it can feel like you're the only going through it.  This #microepisode of #attention...

You ever have an idea & before it even formed on your lips, you talked yourself out of it? In this #kitchentable conversation with my friend & gift of a human, Nicholas Kristock.  We talk about how leaning into that gift of curiosity and where it took him on life to finding his first company (Fleece & Thank You) on a mission to comfort 30,000 children in hospitals.  We also unpack: The...

I have yet to meet one person who doesn't have some iteration of the same words 'this is to much, I feel like I can't keep up' Like we're all wearing this stress backpack that is constantly on & you can wear it for so long, you forget it's there. In this optimization of every second world, the ones that get the most disenaged, the most tired, the ugliest parts of...

In a world that can feel so planned, here's to the gifts that happen in the unscripted. This kitchen table conversation was born out of an 8 minute conversation with a dear girlfriend, Kim Napolitano.  In this kitchen table conversation, Kim (a 30 year veteran of hospitality & someone dedicated to sharing her light, wisdom & nuggets with the next generation of leaders) & I talk ab...

As a female, the world can be very loud on the expectation to become a mother in the traditional sense & it can f*ck with you. It did me for a long time & I had no idea. Which is why this #microepisode, I'm sharing with you, my friends the army crawl of a journey I've had to what motherhood had to look like for me (not what the world told me it should look like) & may it give...

Happiness. It can feel like a unicorn of a word, can't it? What the hell is it & how do I get more of it? In this #kitchentable conversation, we're sitting down with the brain child behind the global movement of the World Happiness Summit to unpack this unicorn of happiness: We talk about the power of the rooms you stand in & Karen's beautiful spin on the rooms you also walk...

In a moment of silence, I came across content that gave me this aha moment on a superpower that you & I have at our fingertips & it costs nothing: curiousity! Sharing with you the 4 tangible microtools to ignite your own & the ripple impact it has in every area of your life. Referenced in Episode: Oprah Super Soul Sunday Episode with Brian Grazer ---------------------------------------...

The word networking evokes so many emotions, doesn't it? Just the thought of putting yourself out there, reaching out to people to ask for help... it is daunting. As someone whose  knee jerk reaction is to retract from the world when I feel overwhelmed, sometimes just the thought makes me want to do it even less.    In this kitchen table conversation, we're bringing in the authentic netw...

Spirituality. The world will jack you up thinking that it's something you do in a place of worship or sitting on a yoga mat in front of a statue of a buddha.  In this #microepisode, you & I break down 'what the hell is it?' and I share with you how I've found my own connection with something higher than myself & the ripple impact I've seen first hand. You'll l...

When you're intentional on the rooms you stand in & who you stand beside, welcome to a whole new world. When I heard Mayor Rosalynn Bliss speak  at one of my favorite hypewomen conferences ( Michigan's Women In Hospitality Leadership ), I thought to myself she has to get a seat at this table  This gift of a woman & true badass, became the first female mayor in Michigan's sec...

The stories we tell ourselves. Whew, baby, they can have a hold on ya, can't they? And it doesn't need to be these big dramatic traumatic things. You can spend your whole life running from yourself & these uncomfortable narratives. In this #microepisode, sharing with you the one phrase to hep give you freedom to release the gremlin on the narrative about 'who' you are. It&a...

Being Bold. That phrase, it can evoke so much, can't it?   What does it mean & how do I get more of it? We're inviting, my friend & badass human being, Leigh Burgess, creator of the BOLD framework to sit at the kitchen table as we unpack all things being bold. We talk about what it means & how you have more of it than you know  What to do when these feelings of 'being st...

91% of the scenarios & sh*t that you make up in your head, never comes true. That's what we're unpacking in this episode, my friends. How to rewire the gremlin that lives in your mind, with the constant chatter & can feel paralyzing to one of 'what if it all works out' with three science backed microtools that I've used (and still use first hand) when the gremlin i...

Don't wait for someone to put you in a room, you put yourself in that room. This beautiful gift of a human, Andrea Wilcutt, did just that. We met at a Michigan Women in Leadership Event & afterwards she reached out to me sharing her passion on creating narrative & voices for mama's in leadership.  And the rest is history.  Andrea Wilcutt is a mama & runs a large team overseei...

The world is loud & the juggle game is real (regardless of what your responsibilities look like & what season you are in your life). My Friends at Linkage (a SHRM company) reported that 81% of women will sign up for more than we can physically handle.  We talk about trusting ourselves & leaning with our intuition but how do we do that in a loud & busy world? Sharing with you in thi...

As a part of #internationalwomensmonth & celebrated badass women. I couldn't think of a better person to sit at our table than my mama. The woman that made me who I am & who did single-handidly. I'm in awe of her optimism on life, her energy, her lens & now I want to gift this woman to you all. I encourage you to share this episode with the mama's in your life, to share...

As we kick off #internationalwomensmonth, we're kick starting this month by talking about being intentional on who you surround yourself with (on & offline). Did you know that the content you consume for as little as 3 minutes (social feeds, emails, music you listen to, news) will impact you for 7-8 hours? Did you know that 3 minutes of scrolling first thing in the morning, will give you...

Therapy. What a gift it can be. When you find the thing that works for you. It took me almost 40 years to share the kind of therapy that I felt a connection with & today I'm bringing it to you. Deanna Smith, Holistic Healer & Founder of Divine Discoveries, is coming back for another seat at this #kitchentable conversation.  At the end of her last episode with us #shareyourstory: turni...