Personal Empowerment

What would it be like to lose the internal dialogue in your brain and experience the world like an infant? Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard trained neuroanatomist, had this experience when she had a stroke at age 37. It gave her an opportunity to study her own brain from the inside out, and empower […]

When you wake up in the morning, what’s rumbling in your brain? Do you feel overwhelmed or like you just want to hide in bed? Most of us reach for our phones the second we wake up, but what does that feed our brains? Our brains love certainty, and right now, we can’t give that […]

We are bringing Wisdom Wednesdays back during this time of COVID-19 to give you content to support you during these uncertain times.  During this phase of Wisdom Wednesday the intention is to help ground you, to fill your brain with calm messages, and provide resources of support.  This week’s episode brings something a little bit […]

Each one of us is experiencing this pandemic in our own way. Some of us have never been more stressed out and anxious, others are living on a razor’s edge. No matter what your situation is, we all need a little more self-compassion and kindness right now. One of the ways to show yourself compassion […]

  We are bringing Wisdom Wednesdays back during this time of COVID-19 to give you content to support you during these uncertain times.  Wisdom Wednesday episodes are previously broadcast shows that we have curated for rebroadcast. I’m bringing these episodes back to the surface for you so that they can bring a little bit of […]

Do you ever get the feeling that even when things are going okay, they could go bad at any second? You, like me, may have lots to be grateful for. But it’s like one bad mood could throw everything off. I was told it’s like living on a razor’s edge. And that metaphor just made […]

We are bringing Wisdom Wednesdays back during this time of COVID-19 to give you content to support you during these uncertain times.  Wisdom Wednesday episodes are previously broadcast shows that we have curated for rebroadcast. I’m bringing these episodes back to the surface for you so that they can bring a little bit of wisdom […]

Well, friends, we’ve made it to week six of quarantine. It feels like my family is finally getting into a flow state and using better communication with each other. And, I’m taking the time to communicate better with myself and ask myself what I need. To take it a step further, I want you to […]

Let me ask you an important question: Are you achieving to believe or believing to achieve? By that I mean, are you treating your achievements like proof that you should believe in yourself or are you believing in yourself so you can achieve your goals? It all boils down to your confidence in yourself. If […]

Like most over-achievers, I like checking boxes and moving onto the next task or the next goal. Going back to something you’ve already learned can seem pointless. But, if you want something to be ingrained in your bones and to come naturally without thinking, circling back is not pointless. Going deeper into something you’ve already […]

Raise your hand if you think putting your needs first is selfish. Raise your hand if you don’t have time for it. Raise your hand if you don’t think you need anything. If you raised your hand, your resistance to caring for yourself is preventing you from being vulnerable. We all need something, but many of […]

How many pandemics have you experienced in your lifetime? If you’re like me, this is your first. Yet for some reason, you’re expecting yourself to be an expert at working from home, keeping your family calm, and being productive. If you’re a high-achiever, you’re expecting yourself to maintain the same level of efficiency that you […]

I talk a lot about managing your own emotions on this podcast. But now that so many of us are working from home, the topic of managing others’ emotions has come up. You may be seeing your spouse more than you’re used to or be trying to get work done while your kids want your […]

When I was a teenager, I told myself that if I looked perfect, I would be safe. I would be loved and feel like I belonged. My perfectionism left me feeling burnt out and constantly unworthy. Although I’ve left the language of perfectionism behind, I realized something recently. My mindset has still been operating with […]

Most of us are running around life worrying about the worst that can happen. We try to prepare ourselves for the worst by dress rehearsing tragedy so we can be “ready” when (not if!) it comes. We focus on all the things we don’t want to happen way more than we focus on the things we do.  […]

I used to have a story about myself that I wasn’t a creative person. And while I got over that a while ago and have embraced my creativity, creativity isn’t always given the time + space it deserves. That’s why I want to talk to you about one of the most necessary parts of the […]

From the time we’re young, we’re taught to value what other people think of us. We want our teachers to like us, our coaches to be proud of our effort, and our friends and family to like us. We want them to believe in us, but we aren’t taught to put the same emphasis on […]

Do you ever find yourself planning something with friends or family, and it seems impossibly difficult? We think to ourselves, “It’s not supposed to happen this way. It’s supposed to be easy!” We give up before we’ve even started, all because of this story. We use this idea – “it’s not supposed to happen that […]

I want to talk about shame on today’s episode, because this is something that we all deal with. I know when you’re caught in a shame spiral, it feels so isolating. But I promise that every single one of us deals with shame. Shame has a grip on many of our lives + drives so […]

We all struggle a lot with belonging. Many of us try to push away our desire to belong, to feel like we are part of a place or group that truly accepts + loves us for who we are. Every single one of us feels the need to belong. It’s a fundamental human experience. I’ve […]

Most of us think that our strengths are what take us everywhere in life. We think that working hard, going above and beyond, and sacrificing ourselves for others are the strengths that will give us the results we really want. But for over-achievers, those “strengths” can quickly turn into our biggest weaknesses. When your biggest […]

A long time ago I eliminated the word “perfect” from my vocabulary. I had learned that perfection is the birthplace of shame, and that when we strive to be perfect we actually have to hustle harder while feeling worse. I planned to take “perfect” out of my vocabulary so I didn’t feel like I (or […]

Today we’re going to be challenging our cultural programming + our brains. This is especially true for my high achievers out there. I want you to get off the hamster wheel and start living your dream life. And for you to do that, you need to slow down my friend. It is possible for you […]

I want to talk about a particular pet peeve of mine this week: the idea of life balance. For a long time, I totally bought into the idea that we could achieve life balance. A lot of my clients do, too – the idea of life balance is like catnip for high-achievers. That’s because achieving […]

Welcome to a new decade everyone! I am so excited for what this new chapter has in store, for me and for all of you. I’m so grateful that you’re here. I wanted to kick off 2020 by talking about one of life’s inevitable feelings: disappointment. People are so afraid of disappointing themselves and others […]