Avoiding Suffering Is Hindering Your Story (and Your Life)

I had a conversation with a friend recently about raising boys (of all things) that reminded me of something I already know: a story without conflict or tension is not a story.  So why are so many of us trying to avoid conflict and tension in our lives?  Sure, problems are unpleasant to deal with…

A Better Question Than “What Will Make Me Happy?”

What will make me truly happy?  Recently I watched an Instagram reel where a psychologist shared data that suggests parents with young children are not as happy as those couples who are child-free or who have grown kids. In the comments section, you could hear the defensiveness. The frustration. T…

What to Do About an Impossible Problem (Hint: It’s Not What You Think)

Are you up against a problem in your life that you don’t know how to solve? Have you tried everything you know to try in order to solve it? Maybe strategies that worked in the past are feeling insufficient this time around?  Whether it’s a personal problem or a political, global or corporate one —…

You Don’t Have to Be OK. You Just Have to Be Honest.

Do you ever feel like you have to be the strong one? Like you have to get your ducks in a row, get your act together, pull it all off—or if you don’t do it, who will?  In today's episode I unpack the idea that your greatest leverage to shift any situation—personal or corporate—is not in your stren…

On Missing the Mess of Your Story

Have you ever felt like — once you get your act together — then your life can start? Once you find the right partner? Once you finally get pregnant? Once you write your book? Once you finish your degree? Once your business is profitable? Once your house is clean? Once you finally kicked that…

What Your Writer’s Block Is Here to Show You

If you’ve ever tried to write literally anything, you’ve dealt with that familiar, sinking feeling: staring at the blinking cursor, convinced you have something to say but unsure how to get the words right. But have you ever considered that writer’s block might be about more than just trying to fin…

The Story You Need to Stop Telling

If you ever feel “stuck” or like you’re spinning your wheels, maybe there’s a story you’re telling that no longer serves you. On today’s episode, I talk about how to know which story is ready to be retired, and what happens when we let go of old, tired stories that were dragging us down.  I also i…

Don’t Miss What the Struggle Is Here to Give You

Have you ever faced a problem that you didn’t know how to change or solve? Perhaps it’s time to fully receive the gift that the difficulty is here to give you.  This isn’t a cheap form of glossing over the details.  It’s not about quickly “flipping” the story to be a positive one.  It’s about li…

What AI Is Doing to Creativity (Hint: It’s Not What You Think)

Is the rise of AI making you uncomfortable? Does it make you wonder about how we will evolve as a species? What the effects will be on the human psyche? Does it make you question how the value of creativity will shift and change as AI takes over?   These questions are valuable ones to ask and answ…

A Writing Prompt to Connect with your True Self

Do you ever get the sense that there is a higher, wiser part of you that can stay at peace even when there is chaos around you? A part of you that  is able to intuit the next, right step when you’re in unknown territory? That sees through the masks of others and recognizes the truth of who they are…