Male Allyship + Mean Girls: The Family Perspective
Last Fall I gave my first in-person talk in almost two years. It was exciting to be back with real-live-people, and not at home, on-line...
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Hater's Gonna Hate: Shake It Off Baby!
There’s a person in my social circle that no matter what I do or have done, it’s perceived with malice. It’s been that way for years. And...
The Queen Bee Complex: Do You Tear Down Or Lift Up?
I’m sure you’ve heard of the “Queen Bee” expression? She’s regularly thought of as a bitch and an instigator of female rivalry behaviors....
The Mental Health Impacts of Female Rivalry.
⁉️Did you know ‘Mental Health Awareness Month’ in May, has been observed in the U.S. since 1949? That’s 72 years! Mental health awareness...
Female Rivalry: It's More Than Competition.
She came up to me with tears in her eyes and said, “Thank-you. I thought I was the only one.” It was several years ago, right after I’d...
An Ode to Motherhood: The Process of Growing.
Our family has a cherished digital picture frame we received as a gift. Watching the evolving photos is like taking a daily trip down...
👑 Yes Queen, You’re Allowed To Terminate Toxic Relationships.
People have been positioning their boundaries as far back as time goes, because boundaries are built out of necessity to establish...
Celebrate Your Shero: A Different Perspective
Sometimes you’re impacted by ‘something’ because of the positive influence it has on others. Perhaps you know this ‘something’...
Celebrate Your Shero: A Young Fierce Female
Sometimes you’re impacted by someone whom you may not know that well directly, but you know through others. Sometimes, the impact of...
Celebrate Your Shero: A Local Warrior.
Do you have someone in your life that’s a bad-ass? Someone who’s a mover and a shaker and is all about getting things done?! She could be...
Celebrate Your Shero.
Sometimes you don’t see it when you’re in it, especially when it’s right in front of you. The prominent, yet often unknown role, people...
Dear Mansion in the Sky... Hold Her Tight, Cause You Got A Real Good One.
It was around 1980 and was ‘just us girls.’ Aunt Sue, my two cousins and me. I’d stayed over on a Saturday night. On Sunday morning we...
The Green-Eyed Monster of Comparison.
Has the green-eyed monster of comparison ever consumed you? You know what I’m talking about, right? Thoughts like, “Wow. She’s going on...
It’s Not Your Job To Like Me, It’s Mine.
The love of travel was bestowed upon me by my mom, who began to follow her wanderlust spirit in her mid-40’s. She didn’t come from a...
Escaping Resentment Prison: How She Coped, Part III
Did you know that once we heal from physical pain, it ends? Emotional pain is different. We’re able to relive and feel that same...
Overcoming Mean Girls: How She Coped, Part II
We don’t have control over the actions of other people. We may impact it, we may trigger it, but control it… no. Ultimately, it’s always...
Hot Damn, ‘Skinny Bones!’ You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby.
Very early in grade school, I encountered my first mean girl. Every time I saw her she’d call me ‘skinny bones.’ She teased me about my...
Overcoming Mean Girls: How She Coped, Part I
When you think about the concept of coping, what’s the first thought that comes to mind? What does it mean to you, personally? Coping is...
Green Flags In Female Friendships: Hint, She Makes You Feel Like Wonder Woman!
This is Part III of a 3-post series about the good, bad and everything in-between, as it pertains to female friendships. Do you have a...
Part II. Letting Go of Destructive Female Friendships: It's Not the White Flag of Surrender
This is Part II of a 3-post series about the good, bad and everything in-between, as it pertains to female friendships. It’s time to...
Part I: Red Flags In Female Friendships: Listening to Your ‘Spidy Senses’
Have you felt it before? The hair rising on your neck. A whisper in the back of your mind? A nagging feeling? Whatever you call it,...
JOMO: A Different Perspective.
⁉️Did you know that emotions are inherently social because they’re woven through our interactions with other people. ⁉️Did you also know...
Practice The Pause.
Have you been feeling all the feels lately? Yep, that’s normal. There’s a lot of change going on in my world. Probably, in yours too....
She Wasn’t Feeling Psychologically Safe: She Stepped Away.
Watching her perform, you could tell that something was off. Her strong aura of confidence that usually shines so bright... was missing....
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