On Rage + Responsibility
I don’t even know what to say today.
I’m still not over Buffalo and now here we are having to grapple with Texas.
Such is the nature of life in America, isn’t it.
So much trauma and tragedy that we can’t keep up.
I am full of rage.
But I am also grappling with what accountability and responsibility looks like in this moment, and in all the moments, as a white parent in America.
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On "Shoulds" + Reconnecting with Yourself
I've spent most of this week beating myself up with "shoulds" and trying to force something. It's been a minute since I've dropped in your inbox with a note and I was feeling like I'm supposed to be more consistent. Like if I didn't have something brilliant and important to share with you the whole community would somehow disappear. LOL at how my brain and ego can be SO extra! Our brains love some drama. But we also love to follow a prescription, don't we?
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Time to Pivot
If you’ve been here for a while, you know I value: Telling the truth, honoring the messy parts of life, especially messy parts of antiracist work, and I value vulnerability and community.
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On Professional vs. Personal Selves
I’ve been thinking a lot about our professional vs. personal selves and how they overlap…I work with a lot of clients who want to talk about work and who they are at work.
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On Perfectionism + Staying Stuck
When you find yourself feeling stuck trying to figure out what the “right thing to do” is in a given situation, I invite you to zoom all the way back out and remember that there is no one right thing to do.
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On Motherhood + Healing
The part of me that worries that maybe I’m not a good mother because I don’t check all the “good mother” boxes was triggered. She was feeling shame after trying so hard to hit all the right boxes.
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