Empower Our Teens to Be Compassionate Leaders
The next generation of leaders and “game changers” are inclusive. They are what William Damon, the director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, defines as “the purposeful.” They are focused. They have incredible ideas. They believe in unity. And they know how to...
Teens and their need for sleep
"Insufficient sleep in adolescents [is] an important public health issue that significantly affects the health and safety, as well as the academic success, of our nation’s middle and high school students.” - The American Academy of Pediatrics Awhile back, my son was...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Two Empty Hands
Sometimes we hold really tight to our current story, our way of doing things, or our view of ourselves, our relationships, and our life, even though it has stopped being life-giving. We keeping trying so very hard to “make it work.” We keep going. We keep putting in...
Four Essential Ways Wise Women Set Healthier Boundaries
“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” - Shannon Alder Boundaries are essential to having healthy relationships at home and work. In working with...
Open this when you are saying, “It’s time for me to thrive.”
“I’m tired of being tired,” she wrote to me. “What do you do when the soil you are planted in isn’t life-giving, but actually toxic?” Another person asked me. “I’m working hard to get my health back and to let go of so much baggage, grief, hurt, and anger,” she shared...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: the anecdote to “decision fatigue” for a focused, soulful life
When we moved to our new home last August, I had a vision for the front of our house. The former owners had done an incredible job of keeping things beautiful and manicured, but I had a different vision. While our yard was lovely, it wasn’t what I wanted and...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: The wise, compassionate leadership our children need right now
I can remember the moment, six years ago, when my son started kindergarten. I was like every mom with her first child: I was nervous about how he would be regarded by his teachers and peers. I was nervous if he’d be cared for with kindness. I hoped his teachers...
A Woman’s Peace in Midlife
A Woman’s Peace in Mid-Life The older I get, the less I want, the less I look for approval, the less I base my happiness on circumstances, the less I try to change people, the less I carry, and the more I am aware of the brevity of this life, the more I trust in the...
Love starts with three words
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” - Maya Angelou It might sound hokey if you announced, “This week, I’m going to love myself!” But the older I get, the less I care about appearing “hokey” and the more I care about things like...
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You
Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem: Everyday Angels Who Encourage You In today's Sunday gospel, Jesus heals a leper and says, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for...