June 10, 2024
A friend of mine is readying to celebrate the release of her book. In her email asking if I’d help spread the word when it hits shelves, she wrote: I want to take you to lunch in exchange for supporting me. Here’s the deal: I’m DELIGHTED to support her. She’s a wonderful person, and I know […]
May 29, 2024
After decades of chasing big dreams, building high-powered careers, caring for families, and creating community, the women I work with are nothing if not burnt out. Many of them confuse this exhaustion with despondency or, worse, loss of self. “I’m a total mess,” they tell me—despite the fact that on paper, they are wildly successful. […]
April 13, 2024
A friend of mine recently asked me about all the work I share about setting boundaries and saying no. “What about the importance of saying yes?” she asked. “When is it time to dial up your yeses?” I appreciated her asking me those questions, and I want to assure you that I do still make room for […]
December 4, 2019
I’ve been on the receiving end of some hollow words lately. I won’t go into detail, but my experience included significant work and follow-through on my end—work and time and even an investment in collateral that ultimately went unpaid and, most notably, devalued. It was so disappointing, and it made me second-guess the integrity of […]
July 22, 2019
*This article was originally featured in Forbes here Earlier this week, I found myself standing outside of my three-year-old’s new preschool, waiting for our assigned time to meet the teachers on day one. It was 10 a.m., and I was simultaneously calming my daughter’s nerves while eyeing the clock. I had client meetings to get […]
May 27, 2019
This article originally published on heymama on May 20, 2019 Meet Regan Walsh, an executive and life coach who helps women shed the “shoulds” and live their best lives. She shared one key exercise she uses to help clients bring their priorities into perspective and opened up about lessons she learned through her own personal experience. […]
February 4, 2019
You’re almost out of storage. Have you gotten that warning message before? Perhaps it pops up on your phone or your inbox. You knew it was coming—things were moving slower than they usually do, and small tasks were suddenly much more difficult. But there just wasn’t time to manage the influx of messages, media, and […]
December 3, 2018
Happy December. I don’t know about you, but I felt tired before the holidays even started. I’m coming off a few demanding months of work and social outings, and so it’s got me thinking about the kind of end to 2018 that I (and you, I imagine) want to have. The gist: I’m RSVP-ing no […]