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This is Why I DO This…

I received this beautiful response to my recent post about Mothers Day and “rules”. It reminded me that my whole motivation for writing this blog is to open the door for real, authentic discussion about the feelings, struggles and insecurities that ALL of us face, and to share tips and experiences that help us gently shift…

Why My Mother’s Day Was Like The 40-Year-Old Virgin

So, my Mother’s Day was unexpected. I’ve made it through the last several “first” holidays (post separation, post loss of my Dad) relatively unscathed. In fact, on most of those particular days I have felt surprisingly grateful and uplifted, like, “Yes! I am getting through this! I’m doing great!”But Mother’s Day… I did not see…

Naked on the Schoolbus

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See the Audition that Won Me a Spot as a Top 10 Semifinalist on Ready for the Stage!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EELRtso_DTY]As some of you know, last December I had an opportunity to fly to Washington DC to compete in a brand new national (maybe international?) competition that is like the “American Idol” for inspirational public speakers. It was an incredible experience. Here’s the audition video I submitted that earned me a spot in the Top…

For all the moms of daughters out there…

I couldn’t resist! I just had to share this excerpt from Tina Fey’s new book Bossypants. Brilliant, real, and HILARIOUS!Tina Fey’s A Mother’s Prayer for Her DaughterFirst, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truthnor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage…

Confessions of a Cat Killer

I did a bad thing. OK, don’t freak out. It wasn’t on purpose, and I really do feel awful about it.So here’s how this went down. I was driving home from the Bay Area to Fresno after my last coaching program workshop, it was late, and I had decided to take some of the rural back…

Just for Fun

One of my gifts (or perhaps it’s more of a disorder) is that I have an uncanny ability to connect just about any life circumstance with a Saturday Night Live Skit. So the other day when my life coach told me she thought I had potential as a motivational speaker, this is all I could…

Two Blondes, a Parking Lot, and Magical Thinking

What happens when you take two strong-willed women who are used to getting their way and tell them they are trapped in a parking lot for two hours? Here’s a hint – one of said women has been boning up on the power of optimism and the laws of attraction and manifestation, so the answer…

Fear Less, Love More

Wanted to share this poem by Louise Hay.  Great words to live by, and it came to me at the perfect time!Letting GoTo “let go” does not mean to stop caring,it means I can’t do it for someone else.To “let go” is not to cut myself off,it’s the realization I can’t control another.To “let go”…

Anxious Annie

Came across this article on CNN this morning, this gal and I must be on parallel tracks! First off I’ll admit it made me feel better about myself –  I can relate but I’m not quite as bad, I mean, at least I can accept a compliment! Reading the article I was reminded of a…