When people talk about change, they often speak about breakthroughs, courage and clarity. What they don’t talk about is the shift within us, the grief, the quiet ache that arrives when we begin to loosen an old identity, or step out of a familiar pattern. The first time I understood this was during the biggest […]
Category: Personal Empowerment
Why Change Feels Impossible (Even When We Want It)
If you’ve ever felt frustrated with yourself for not changing fast enough, or for slipping back into something you thought you’d outgrown, there is nothing wrong with you. You’re not weak. You’re not undisciplined. You’re not self-sabotaging. Your brain is trying to protect you in the only way it knows how. The brain cares far […]
Walking Toward the Conversation
It’s a new week, and our Seven Conversations on Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse timetable has taken shape. The rhythm of the day now flows naturally with each conversation building on the last. I’ll share the full outline very soon. When I began designing this event, I stood before a giant post-it note covered in […]