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One of the people I admire most is my friend Catherine Cowan. My husband and I met Cath at a retreat in Bali almost two years ago now. She showed up with this quiet presence that made me feel grounded… Read More »A Story of Self Care, Self Love and Self Activation
This year has been an incredible year of stepping up and growing for me. I’ve hit many walls, figured out the workarounds, had some wins and some maybes and some big flops too. Through it all, here are 12 things… Read More »Twelve Things I learned about Self-Activation This Year
I always admire the seemingly casual work of artists, novelists and painters. Their work looks so effortless and offhand that I was convinced they were born with a pen or brush in hand and the pure ability to draw a… Read More »The Best Kept Secret To Getting Shit Done
I was 14 when I started hating my body. I would go to school in giant baggy t-shirts that billowed over my jeans. I wanted to hide my stomach (I didn’t have one!), my breasts (tiny), my curves and my… Read More »The Space Between The Body and The Mind
I’ve been feeling inexplicably exhausted lately and I’ve have only one desire: to close the curtains and stay in bed all day long. I found myself sitting on my couch at noon in my pajamas, staring at nothing and feeling… Read More »The Most Non-Obvious Way to Keep Going When You’re Stuck
It’s December 16, 2008 and I’m at a ski lodge in the Southern Alps with my husband. We’re sitting at dinner and there’s a fire crackling in the chimney. I defended my doctoral thesis in Marine Optics the day before… Read More »The 6 Ways We Fail Ourselves
I catch myself doing it all the time. “Watch out you don’t fall.” “Be careful, you might hurt yourself.” “Get down before you scrape your skin off.” It was only when my daughter said, “It’s ok mom, if it… Read More »Why Choose Pain Over Fear
It always strikes hardest at the beginning of summer when the kids are out of school and they haven’t started summer camp yet. The heat is rising, the sweat is running down my arms and the cherries and watermelon are… Read More »How To Hold On To Childhood
I’ve come across many people, and students especially, who tell me that, in their search for a career and something meaningful, they just don’t know what they love doing despite being good and capable at many things. Just like falling… Read More »Five Signs You’re Doing What You Love, And Five Ways To Help You Discover It If You’re Not There Yet
Do you see that woman who is juggling her two kids, the cleanliness of her house, the social life of her husband and a full-time job? Do you see the other one who is teacher by day, artist by night,… Read More »There Are No Superwomen