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As stress and burnout are becoming increasingly common, we need to establish another way of leading and living. My musing attempt to answer the following questions:

How can we still have high performance while maintaining our wellbeing and our relationships?
How can we show up as our best selves, both at home and at work?
How does showing up as our best self lead to high performance?

Let’s Elevate our Life and Leadership with more joy, confidence and balance!

Be Well to Do Well - Part 2: The Mental Load

Overwhelmed. Exhausted. The tears were rolling down her cheeks before she could even finish her first sentence. "I’ve had several meltdowns," she told me, her voice trembling. "I feel like the job is killing me. I’m being pulled in so many directions, I’m second-guessing every…

Be Well to Do Well - Part 1: Awareness, Being Present and Choice

Have you ever had back pain so severe it hurts just to breathe? To laugh? To cough? You lie there on the floor, crippled, wondering, "How the hell am I supposed to get up?" You slowly roll onto your stomach, gasping as you inch forward…

Slay Your Slog!

In one of my small group coaching sessions, as we talked about goals for the season, one of the participants said: “I just need to change my mindset about the slog.” I loved that! There are so many different ways to approach this topic. We…

"Know Thyself" - Reflections from the WISE26 Women Leadership Conference

Away from the big stage, the bustle of the cafeteria, and the vibrancy of the workshop spaces… was the coaching corner—in the Library. We gathered there with all the great coaches that WISE26 had to offer. I literally had the back right corner, up against…

Love-based leadership: A radical response to 2026

My eldest daughter graduates from high school this year. She’s working part-time, applying to universities, and studying hard—developing into a confident, brilliant young woman. And yet, when she looks toward the future, she isn’t excited. She is fearful. She is worried about AI—in fact, she hates it. She worries…

"For it is in Giving that We Receive"

The Impetus to Give Back As my kids grow older and more independent—and now, quite frankly, prefer spending time with their friends than with me (What? I'm so much fun!)—I've found myself with an increase in free time. This shift, combined with reaching midlife, has…