The MyPeacein50 Blog

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...

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.

When I was a young leader, I was determined ...

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 introduced the idea that all or...

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.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...