Category: Control

Is your invisible load heavier now? Try these 3 strategies

The women around me have taken on a whole new set of responsibilities lately. They are preparing for another semester of homeschooling, adjusting to working from home throughout the day (sometimes in spurts and while Zooming from closets), and running to the grocery for elderly family members in the evenings. They’re also navigating divisive conversations […]

When everything feels urgent, choose significant instead

I think it’s safe to say that despite our quarantining and time spent at home, we all feel a sense of urgency right now. We urgently want to make sure our kids are experiencing some semblance of a routine, we urgently want to find ways to be productive and use this time wisely, and we […]

When your best self looks a little different (and why that’s OK)

If I’m being honest, I’m just now starting to emerge from the shock of the past week. Despite my line of work, which often involves helping others navigate periods of intense stress and uncertainty, I’m not immune to the same anxieties and fears—especially when the stress and uncertainty are of this scale. It’s undoubtedly a […]

Why I choose community over competition (and why you should too)

When I first started my business, I was stingy with my knowledge, my leads, and my time. Out of fear and in an effort to protect my growing client base, I played it close to the chest. Thankfully, things have changed. As I became more confident in my abilities and more sure of my success, […]

Reclaim Your Time by Overcoming the Disease to Please

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.  […]

Controlling Your Inner Control Freak

Last week’s family dinner wasn’t going as planned. “I’m trying to let go of being in control,” my 82-year-old mother whispered. “How’s that working out for you?” I asked. “Not very well,” she replied. My mom fully owns her need to control situations—specifically family dinners. Where people sit, what they eat, how much time we […]