A Lesson From the Water Park

A Lesson From the Water Park

You know the kid who’s standing at the top of the big slide at the water park for the first time? You know who I’m talking about. They’re waiting in line watching intently as each person ahead of them slips over the edge of the slide and immediately out of sight. It’s...
Changing the Kid Conversation

Changing the Kid Conversation

What do you do for a living? Do you have kids? That seems to be the natural sequence of questions when you first meet someone. What happens when you say “no” to the kid question? If you are a childless woman you know how it goes, usually something like this:  Person:...
‘BRAVING’ the Darkness

‘BRAVING’ the Darkness

I have an ongoing fascination with psychology and sociology. You might even say I geek out on them, which comes in handy when you’re a life coach like me. One of my favorite go-to authors is Brené Brown.  As a shame and vulnerability researcher and educator her work...
A Sailboat and a Plan

A Sailboat and a Plan

Several years ago, my client Melissa (names and some details have been changed to protect confidentiality) called me with a question: Can I afford to buy a sailboat? Melissa had done all the research.  She went to a boat show and identified the specific model...