Six Ways to say “Buh-Bye” to your FOMO

Prefer to listen? Click below. I recently received two incredible invitations The first invite: One of my girlfriends rented an incredible Airbnb in Santa Fe for a fun girls weekend getaway. The second invite: My man asked me to go camping with the dogs in Moab, as he’d heard me say I wanted to disconnect and just roam in […]
Why You Should Stop Trying to Love Yourself

Prefer to listen? Click below. When I was a little girl, I didn’t obsess about my thighs. I didn’t worry about what people thought of me.Nor did I wonder if I was pretty or smart enough. And, my thoughts about self-love… Huh? I don’t think I thought about myself much at all. I was too busy loving life…. […]
Politics, Passion and Personal Development (Oh my!)

Prefer to listen? Click below. Regardless of who you’re voting for, we can agree there’s more than enough being said on this topic. I was determined to NOT write a blog post or do a podcast about this US presidential election. However, I’ve been asked by many of my readers and clients, “How are you […]
How to go from Overwhelmed Mess to Calm Sophisticate

Prefer to listen? Click below. As a modern woman, you probably have experienced that “drowning in obligations” feeling that seems to be our operating set point these days. “I just can’t catch up,” one client told me. “I can’t keep doing it all,” another said. “I feel like all I do is run around from […]
When Someone Doesn’t Like You

Prefer to listen? Click below. A few months back, I was meeting with my private clients in my virtual living room. We always have tons of fun, musing on everything from style to courage. During one particular meeting, we spent an hour talking about self-belief: What do you choose to believe about yourself? One of my clients […]
25 Questions that Will Change Your Life

Back in the day when I was struggling with my weight and my overall life, I noticed something fascinating. I asked mysel the worst kinds of questions. Things like: Why am I fat? What can’t I do (insert goal here)? Why can’t I figure this out?Why am I not smart/pretty/rich enough? Your mind can be […]
What Will Your Year’s Story Be?

About six months ago, I was curled up on my sofa, sobbing. These moments of deep sadness coupled with occasions of overwhelming gratitude and joy have been my life this past year. At the beginning of 2015, I set my intention to deepen into a woman of style and substance, because one without the other doesn’t […]
13 Ways to Guarantee a Dreadful Family Gathering

Prefer to listen? Click below. We have officially entered the season of merriness, full of gift giving, decorations and family get togethers. Yet, this beautiful time of year can be annoying when you find yourself sitting around a room with people you wouldn’t normally choose to spend your time with — certain members of your […]
The Biggest Dream Thief

When I ran my first marathon, it was quite comical how it came to be. I was driving home from Disney World and, out of nowhere, I had the idea to run the Disney Marathon. Within 15 minutes, I had signed up from my phone. Keep in mind, I had never run. And, the thought […]
How to go from Self Obsession to Truly Living

There was a time…. and then a second time…. when I almost went bat shit crazy in the name of self-help. (It’s weird writing this, because technically, my work would most likely be found in the “self help” section of Barnes & Noble…even though I like to think of the French Kiss Life Movement being […]