Recently I was speaking to my dear friend Valerie. We were both sharing our struggles with people in our lives who may be defined as narcissists. Neither of us are psychiatrists so we can not diagnose anyone as a narcissist, but we noticed that the people who challenged us had…
Over ten years ago, I wrote From Type A to Type Me: How to Stop “Doing” Life and Start Living It. At the time, the book was the blueprint for releasing my workaholic ways and learning how to care for myself. I had focused on the “stop doing” message of…
The last few weeks (months, years) I have been struggling with what I can do to make the world a better place. Do I join this political party? Do I send donations to this charity? Do I try to correct others when they are spewing false information? Do I try…
In my early years, I wanted a seat at the table. Working in male dominated fields in the 1990’s and beyond, I was often overlooked. I was not one of the boys. My performance and my dedication didn’t matter. If I didn’t have a penis, I was not taken seriously.…