Spring is always our favorite.
It’s been a full few weeks, so it was time for some cabin time. Spring is always our favorite—the first blooms, the clear creek, and yes, another check for flood damage (thankfully, none). But this trip is different. It’s our last
An absolute gift.
I knew this would be a special group—their leader, Dana, spent the last year and a half fighting to find a way to bring me in. That kind of commitment speaks volumes. Spending three hours teaching Courage is Built Here™ with
a big ask of myself
It was a big ask of myself—financially, energetically, and especially physically. Saying yes meant stepping far outside my comfort zone. I'm usually the one facilitating, pouring into others, not receiving. But I’ve watched The Rooted Sisters from the sidelines for too long. I
Keep Becoming.
"People don’t change" is one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves. It’s an excuse that keeps us stuck.A story that protects us from heartbreak. Because if we admit people can change…We might have to grieve that they haven’t.We might have to
The unspoken is never benign.
What we don’t heal, we project. Pain doesn’t vanish just because we ignore it. The unspoken is never benign—it lingers, it festers, it grows. Left unchecked, it owns us while wounding those we love and lead. Healing into our courage starts with feeling it
You were never too much.
Doing the work of courage isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about stripping away everything that was never really you. You were never too much. You were never not enough. You’ve just been buried under stories that weren’t yours.
Yesterday’s double-header.
Yesterday’s double-header kicked off with a two-hour keynote for one of my favorite companies—who just might have won my unofficial award for best intro slide! Then, it was off to Webster University to keynote their Staff Professional Development Day. I don’t
Beyond grateful
I am beyond grateful for organizations who choose to embed this work deeply - it's an honor to walk alongside them. This is a way of life and leadership, an invitation to a different way. It's not easy, it's never
