My mom used to tell me that my friendships would change as soon as we start to get married and have kids. Thinking I knew it all (because we know EVERYTHING in our twenties), I said, “No way. We’re not going to be those people. Friendship comes down to the effort one makes. We show …
Are you going through a career or life transition? SO many people I know are going through this. If you want to feel less alone, I’ll share what I’ve been going through the last few years with the possibility that it may help you feel better. I personally have not felt great the last few …
Real talk: If you want someone to fulfill EVERYTHING, that person does not exist. As Author & Therapist Esther Perel says, you can’t expect one person to fulfill what a whole village used to for humans. An example of unrealistic expectations: You want your partner to be driven and Type A when you need it, …
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Everything I do is to make this little girl proud. No it’s not my daughter. It’s the kid version of me. (I imagine when you have kids, most of this switches to them). Yup, whenever I’m questioning what I’m doing with my life, I think about kid-me. What would she think if she saw that …
When I decided to write my first book and share more personal growth material, I had serious imposter syndrome (still working on it). It’s one of the reasons I hid behind my camera as a photographer for 15 years, because it was more comfortable telling other people’s stories. “Who am I to share my story …
Note: This post is for people who are results-driven. 🙂 Whenever I’m putting a new product out to market, I ask my target audience for feedback. Like for my book SHOW UP: Finding Love for Independent Women, I had a graphic designer make 2 cover options and asked 50 women who were my target audience, …
I published my first book last month. To be honest I started writing it about two years ago. I opened my laptop, started typing text into a Google doc, and then I closed my laptop and didn’t touch it for another 18 months. Then I made some lifestyle changes and the book was up and …
Ask yourself: Why do you like to make love complicated? Does it feel more significant when it’s complicated? More romantic? Are you addicted to the push and pull? Have you only seen examples of turbulent relationships, so you think they must be that way?
This post is an excerpt from my book Show Up: Finding Love for Independent Women. Now available on Amazon!
“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” – Lao Tzu Tapping into my soft side brings me joy. When …
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