When you see women who make leaps of faith (i.e. left the corporate world to become bakers, fashion designers, authors, yoga teachers, artists, shop owners), don’t you feel that they are possessed with a sacred power, some secret knowledge that’s unavailable to mere mortals like us? That’s what I thought too when I was in […]
So here’s the thing. I’m a big believer in big dreams—dreams that feel so out-there and completely unattainable from where you’re standing right now. What I don’t believe in? Dream jobs. And this is funny coming from someone who actually worked at her dream job. When I was in high school, I was obsessed with […]
I wrote this the day before my birthday—another birthday spent in ECQ lockdown. No outdoor meal in a restaurant. No planned beach trip. No socially-distanced visits with family and friends. I could wallow in self-pity. But that would be indulgent considering the number of people experiencing a more difficult day. I could be consumed by […]
Every weekend last February, I have been attending pottery class. This is a long-held dream of playing with a pottery wheel and creating beautiful things from a mound of clay. Happily, unlike other dreams where I had very high expectations, pottery school did not disappoint. I wrote exuberantly in my journal after one class: My […]
When I first started my coaching business full-time, the days felt like they were just bleeding into each other since I was working from home. I’m sure you know the feeling after almost a year in quarantine. Raise your hand if you’ve asked, “what day is it today?” at least once during the last 11 months. […]
It’s half past midnight, two nights before the new year. For the past week, I’ve been wracking my brains on what to write as we finally say goodbye to 2020 and with relief and gentle hope step tentatively into 2021. I grab a book off my coffee table (it’s Cheryl Strayed’s Brave Enough), randomly flip to […]
