resilience

Navigating Uncertainty: The Power of Choosing Differently

Navigating Uncertainty: The Power of Choosing Differently

Something is changing… and it’s happening in the middle of uncertainty. A few weeks ago, I shared that my mentor and new boss is leaving. No...

Rhythm Restores: Why Routine Matters More Than Motivation

Rhythm Restores: Why Routine Matters More Than Motivation

Every once in a while, we come back to what we know: routine can help manage times of anxiety and stress, even more than motivation. A few w...

Burnout and the Boiling Frog

Burnout and the Boiling Frog

Where Might the Water Be Getting Warm for You? (Burnout warning signs) Have you heard the boiling frog metaphor? If you drop a frog into boi...

The First Ride Back

The First Ride Back

Redefining Victory After Surgery, Change, and Recovery We are very good at tending to physical wounds. We ice. We stretch. We submit to phys...

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

The Edge: Choosing Sustainability Over Burnout

I was looking back over some pages in my journal and came across this one from October.  Life is often both a juggling and balancing ac...

Boundaries: You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup

Boundaries: You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup

My dad used to say, “When she needs her space, she needs her space.” He understood something about me before I did. As a child, I spent hour...

Caught in the Rain. Learning to Roll With Whatever Comes

Caught in the Rain. Learning to Roll With Whatever Comes

Each month, I'm sharing a chapter or concept from my upcoming book, "Cycling Shorts: Everything I Need to Know I Learned While Riding My Bik...

Reclaiming Myself. Again

Reclaiming Myself. Again

Instinct. Intuition. Gut feelings. Or God? Sometimes it's hard to tell where that inner knowing comes from. All I know is, it's always there...

Saving Myself

Saving Myself

Choosing Sanity Over Chaos in a Life of Constant Demands It was a week with a lot of tough stuff. Really, truly, heavy stuff. In addition to...