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MyPeacein50 Series

I have to be honest with you. In so many areas of my life, I often have these sweeping visions that if I implement this one change, such as using a new planner, a perfectly execute...

Reconsidering the stories we carry — and discovering we still have authorship

As I turn fifty this year, I find myself asking questions I didn’t always have the space — or perhaps the readiness — ...

Why both sorrow and anger deserve room to breathe

There is so much to grieve right now. Some of the grief is personal. Some of it is collective. Some of it is hard to name.

Many of us are carrying l...

Reclaiming imagination, curiosity, and lightness in a world that often asks us to grow up too quickly

Play has never come naturally to me. Even as a child, I often felt more like a little adult than ...

I have a confession to make. There’s a part of me that many of you might not know. When I was a child, I was really sensitive.

Not in the quiet, hidden way that sometimes gets romanticized, but in th...

When I first heard the phrase self-holding, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of it. And when I was first invited to try it, during a guided meditation where I was asked to give myself a hug, I was,...

For most of my life, I thought calming down was something you did with your mind.

You took a deep breath.
You reframed the thought.
You talked yourself out of the feeling.

And sometimes that works. ...

I first heard about power poses years ago, when I was invited to do one as part of a meditation designed to cultivate confidence before a big day. The instruction was simple enough:
Stand up. Put your...

This post is part of my previous blog on Trauma-Informed Leadership and is archived here for reference as I shift focus toward peace-building and purpose.

Happy end of the year trauma-informed innova...

This post is part of my previous blog on Trauma-Informed Leadership and is archived here for reference as I shift focus toward peace-building and purpose.

Over the last couple of weeks, we have talke...

This post is part of my previous blog on Trauma-Informed Leadership and is archived here for reference as I shift focus toward peace-building and purpose.

Last week, I did a deep dive into the first ...

This post is part of my previous blog on Trauma-Informed Leadership and is archived here for reference as I shift focus toward peace-building and purpose.

This week, we are going to take a break from...