As I navigate through my mom’s death, someone spoke of her own father’s passing in a way that struck me. She said, “The whole world seemed to shift for me in some way I can’t name. A before and after.” As I enter into the days following mom’s funeral, the ‘after’ is taking shape. But […]
Love letters are written to encapsulate and celebrate a moment in time, and in hope of a shared, reciprocal, experience. Being thanked for a love letter’s kind words, although polite, does not communicate any reciprocal feelings. But, at least, it lets you know that you’ve been heard. When a love letter response leaves us feeling […]
A New Year’s Resolution Success Story. New Year’s Resolutions are often repeat pursuits and thought destined-to-fail. Amateur night, right? Maybe because a result is desired without a roadmap or real interest beyond that result. My 2025 resolution has not only become a lifestyle, the journey has brought me so much unexpected joy, connection and insight. […]
Navigating through cancer has been a roller-coaster ride of emotions. Lucky for me, this scare was a short-lived one-and-done surgical procedure. I’m now cancer free. The experience, however, of sharing my diagnosis of skin cancer with friends and colleagues, had a trickle down effect that scared me more than the cancer. I was met with […]
What do you do when your Passion Project takes over your Purpose Project?! With a full time personal training practice, creating my latest app product—The Art of Posture—has been a slow build. My time is always mortgaged out to clients. At least that’s what I tell myself. What makes me question my time excuse is […]
A spiritual guide warned me recently to be more selective about who I empathize with. I was advised that empathy was for those who are “ready.” This unfolded at the same time as Elon Musk shared his view that, empathy is the “fundamental weakness of Western civilization,” pushing us toward “civilizational suicide.“ Having always believed […]
Too often my greatest accomplishments and deepest sentiments have been judged or dismissed. And, no matter how often it’s happened, I’m surprised by it. I believe, that my surprise comes from their response being so distant from my reality. While my intent is consistent: to be my best. The response is of me being bad, […]
As I took my first steps into the winter freeze, my braced body surrendered into a sense of unexpected safety. I was warm! Out my window, heads were buried as they bustled by. NYC had a white dusting that looked like frost. A mixture of snow, salt and sand made every color fade into dusty […]
The magic of Christmas was found by cracking a rock open. No matter how it appeared on the surface, we were reminded of what has always lived beneath it—love. It’s been 3-years since my sister’s death. Three years of silence that abandoned relationships and fragmented the family. This Christmas, my nephew and I initiated a […]
After 3-years of silence, my Thanksgiving blessing was getting a phone call from my nephew. He has ghosted me since his mother’s death. We spoke for an hour about my sister’s (his mother’s) illness and passing, his father’s behaviour then and now, my aging mother’s (his grandmother’s) care-giving needs, and our individual reactions to all […]