For years, I had a “type.” Tall. Confident. Fit. The kind of man who walked into a room and owned it. And I met and had relationships with some incredible people. Truly. But deep down, something always felt… just a little off. I’d find myself wondering – why doesn’t...

For years, I played a game I never signed up for – “Make Everyone Around You Happy.” If someone was upset, I rushed to fix it.If someone was disappointed, I bent over backward to make it right.If someone didn’t like me? I twisted myself into a version they might...

Let me tell you about a strategy that saved my life as a little girl: I learned to read rooms perfectly. To sense what others wanted before they even knew they wanted it. To shape-shift into exactly who everyone needed me to be. People-pleasing. It worked brilliantly....

Years ago, I hated mornings. Actually, let me be more specific: I hated my mornings. Each day started with the same rushed panic, the same mental fog, the same feeling that I was already behind before I’d even begun. Then I discovered something that changed...

I had this moment last week that stopped me in my tracks. I was in a meeting, giving what I thought was the “right” answer, when I caught myself speaking in a voice that didn’t quite feel like mine.  You know that feeling? When you’re saying all the correct things,...