Articulating Their Inner Dialogue

Like many overthinkers, it can be much too easy for me to get lost in my own head, traveling my internal landscape and considering (and reconsidering) ideas and processing thoughts from different angles before getting to a place where I actually take action. Having...

When the Breakthroughs Come

Have you ever considered how similar our emotional lives can feel to the consistent rhythm of the tides, those waves breaking along the shoreline of our lives even as the next waves are building and racing toward the sands. The ebb and flow of energy and emotions and...

 Who I Am

I got together with a friend for dinner this evening and as we were saying our goodbyes, she said something profound, something that resonated deeply with me. She said, I’m so glad I’m a mom. I don’t know who I’d be if I weren’t. Being a parent has shaped who I am....

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Have you ever been involved in an intense conversation, maybe a passionate conversation, the kind where you spend a little more time in your own thoughts preparing what you want to say next? You are so involved in crafting a response to something that was said you may...

Courage Abounds Even When We Can’t See It

I think the hardest thing for us to see in ourselves is our courage. Not only are we hard pressed to recognize any sense of bravery in ourselves, but we also find it difficult to believe any words about our fearlessness from others, whether friend or parent or...