March 17, 2021
Distance runners often talk about the last leg of a marathon being the toughest. It’s when the exhaustion kicks in, both mentally and physically. And while you’ve come a long way, you still have a few miles to go, too. I think it’s safe to say we’re in the last leg of this COVID marathon. […]
December 20, 2020
Today, I got to witness the best in humanity when I attended an outdoor funeral service for Mr. Brown, a homeless man who spent most of his nights under a tree at the park near my house. Mourners were invited to bring blankets, men’s coats, and hand warmers to donate to others experiencing homelessness in […]
December 3, 2020
So many of my clients haven’t taken a day of vacation in 2020. Some feel nervous about scheduling time off in case their jobs are on the line. Others figure there’s simply nowhere to go. All are burned out, overwhelmed, and at a breaking point. This year has taken a big bite out of self-care. […]
July 21, 2020
We often think of abandonment in terms of a physical or emotional separation from another person, an act they do to us. She gave up on me. He left me high and dry. But I’ve recently started thinking about abandonment as something we seem to do to ourselves, too. I see clients do it, and […]
July 7, 2020
If you consider yourself to be a woman with drive, then you’ve likely held onto many goals and milestones throughout your life. Perhaps you’ve clung to the idea of a certain job title, a number in your bank account, a relationship, a family. I know I’ve gripped tightly to many of these things at one […]
May 12, 2020
A recent social media trend has many posting their senior photos as way to pay tribute to this year’s graduates. The class of 2020 is sadly missing out on the many joyful ceremonies, parties and milestone moments that are normally characteristic of this time, and I feel for them. So I dug up my own […]
April 14, 2020
Let’s talk about head trash. That’s my name for negative thoughts, like I’m no good at this. I shouldn’t have said that. I’ll never have what they have. We all, at one time or another, let head trash get the best of us. It’s human nature. But it can quickly pile up, spilling out into […]
February 18, 2020
A friend was recently telling me about her 8-year-old daughter’s evolution from shy and timid to confident and bold. “She used to hide behind my leg,” she said. Now, she’s excitedly performing in piano recitals and pageants. What inspired the change in her daughter? My friend attributes it to one very specific moment. After joining […]
January 21, 2020
One of the most fundamental and yet seemingly contradictory things I’ve learned from both coaching women and being a woman myself is this: When we’re living the life we always imagined, life is often more difficult than we ever thought it would be. Someone recently wrote me a note to acknowledge this paradox. She’s the […]
October 8, 2019
Here’s a notion that’s been resonating with me lately: Courage doesn’t guarantee success but always precedes it. In other words, I believe courage is an essential element of success. I know this because every transformative experience in my life has required courage. When I decided to leave the corporate world for something more meaningful, when […]
August 7, 2019
I’ll cut to the chase: I’m about to press send on my book proposal.
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. […]