Mar 27, 2022 | Healing, The wisdom of anger
One day I realized I was constantly feeling agitated and disappointed. Maybe I should say that I had woken up to my own pattern, I realized this isn’t who I wanted to be. I had become comfortably pessimistic, seeing the world through a tainted lens, losing faith in... 
Feb 20, 2022 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Impact & Leadership, Love & Relationships
You know that moment when someone’s disappointed you — your heart drops, and the disbelief feels almost suffocating? Depending on our life experiences, some of us may feel this when someone cancels a coffee date. Others may feel it when they find out they’ve been... 
Feb 13, 2022 | Contemplations, Expanding self-awareness, Featured Posts, Imagining a better world, Joy & Contentment, Meaningful business
In 2006 I led a three-month expedition in the Yukon and Alaska. It was a truly epic trip (and I don’t use the word ‘epic’ freely). We backpacked for the first month in the mountains, and were later met with a float plane and switched gear for a month of... 
Jan 3, 2022 | Expanding self-awareness, Joy & Contentment, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
I was sitting in my therapist’s office describing my absolute terror of attending a friend’s party. My social anxiety had reached an all time high, and every time I thought about going to the party my whole body tightened up and fear ravaged clear thinking. This was... 
Dec 12, 2021 | Contemplations, Expanding self-awareness, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
How you walk into a room sets the tone for how others see you. I look back at my life and think of all the different ways I’ve walked into rooms. The times I was feeling insecure or uncomfortable made my experience disconnected and fear based; I was worried about what...