How can workplaces support people when they experience traumatic events?

We know from research that trauma has a lasting impact in the body. My friend and colleague Kara Kalin, CEO of Shiftchange, licensee therapist and EMDR practitioner, often shares with me how important it is to address...

We are more than just logical thinkers; our bodies possess multiple forms of intelligence that communicate in unique ways. The head, heart, and gut each offer different insights that shape our decision-making, emotions, and instincts.

Understanding how these intelligences communicate helps us...

Yesterday, I received a notification that no parent wants to get: my son’s school had been evacuated due to a threat. Thankfully, everyone was safe. 

Still, my heart sank. I’ve been trying not to dwell on the underlying anxiety that is still lingering after the latest...

Last month, I had one of those big milestone birthdays!

You know the ones, like when you turn 16 and can drive, or 18 and can vote, or 21 and can drink alcohol (legally)!

Last month, I turned 40! 

This birthday has often been referred to as “over the hill" because it...

Yesterday I was reflecting on a recent failure, and I began pondering the question:

Which teaches us the most...failure or success?

Surely there are valuable lessons to be learned from both. 

But which of these has the potential to propel us forward in our growth and evolution?

The choice...

I’m ready to admit my leadership failures.

I’ve struggled to take full responsibility and accountability for some of the decisions I made, actions I took, and ways of being I operated within as a leader.

My leadership development was aligned with all the industry best practices,...

The benefits of wellbeing are indisputable, and plenty of research and data supports its importance and impact on people at work. The creation of workplace programs has exploded in recent years, especially in response to the concerning statistics on stress, mental health, and burnout.

Wellbeing...

Over the course of the past year, I immersed myself in a NeuroLeadership Practitioner and Neurobiology of Coaching Diploma program with the About my Brain Institute. 

I began this journey out of a desire to add a leadership assessment to my current offerings that is grounded in the...

On International Women’s Day this year, I want to share a bit about the challenge with creating safe cultures where people can thrive, particularly for women. 

Businesses started with most roles being primarily held by men. In large part, women are still a minority in many rooms...

Remote Work Issues are a Symptom of a Bigger Issue

If you were trying to pull out a weed you wouldn't try to pull its leaves, would you? No! You’d dig deep and grab it at the root to pull it out and make sure it didn’t come back.

The debates around remote work are like pulling leaves....

Yesterday, Hamas called for a Global Day of Jihad today (October 13th). They've called for a day of violence, anger, protest, and potentially death. My sister texted me last night fearful to send her children to school.

Despite being thousands of miles away from the violence and conflict...