Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth. This is another book that I would never have picked up as I thought it would be about strategies to lose weight and prevent yourself from overeating. But it’s more than that—it uses food and your consumption of it as a metaphor for what you value and what you […]
Why saying goodbye may be the best thing you can ever do
A year ago, I said goodbye to the role that defined me for almost two decades. I worked as a publisher at the largest magazine publishing company in the country. I started at 23 as an Associate Publisher, got promoted at 26 to Group Publisher and finally snagged the plum role of Publisher at 32. At […]
Marketing May: Building your brand
This month, we’re learning all about marketing from my life coaching program. What I love about it is it allows you to get really clear about what you can offer and the kinds of clients you want to attract. It allows you to reach your customers in creative ways, to make a compelling offering and discover […]
Be gentle with yourself
So I set these goals, these commitments to myself and my business. They’re great. They are forward-thinking, doable, measurable, clear, not too ambitious—everything that a goal should be. And yet they still don’t get done. For example, blogging three times a week. In terms of the “strategies” to make sure I write the blog posts, […]
Why I meditate
Oh, your wild mind. So much brilliance, capable of creative ideas that no one else has thought of, amazing at making connections between unrelated things to come up with something new. And yet, its wildness—its biggest strength—can also be what keeps you from moving forward in your life. It makes connections with your past and […]
Why I coach on the phone
When I first started my life coach training program, I had visions of renting a room in a co-sharing space or redecorating a small studio for my client sessions. There would be cozy chairs, cushy pillows, some candles and pretty art. It would be a beautiful, welcoming environment where you can be supported or clarify your […]
