Drop One Thing
If you are like most women, you feel the need to say yes to as many of the requests you receive or ideas that you have that you can. You […]
Finding Your People
We have all had that moment, whether it was at a play date, in book club, at a volunteer opportunity, or in a meeting, where someone across the room speaks […]
Plugging into community
On Friday, I attended the Women + Girls Research Alliance Summit. I am honored to be on the advisory council for the Alliance, and, every two years, after conducting empirical […]
Feel what you feel
On Friday, my Body Image class had the privilege of being joined by Julie Hall, the Founder of the HOPE Program at the Harris YMCA in Charlotte that aims to […]
Practicing generosity
I was a sophomore in college when I learned one of the principles that still guides me today. Visiting with a friend who lived down the hall, I commented on […]
Have drama? A guide to smoothing things over
There is nothing that puts a pit in my stomach faster than drama: both the drama of actual hard things and then the drama that we can stir up about […]
Hate drama? A guide to keeping things smooth.
I’ve just wrapped an eventful 10 days. It started with my being on the receiving end of what felt to be a classist and racist judgment. The crappy part wasn’t […]
My favorite reads in my 39th year
I love talking about books. Since reading a certain number of books each year is one of my birthday list items, I wanted to look back and share my favorite […]
10 for 40
I turn forty next week. While this isn’t a big deal to me in general, I am seeing that it has given me a sense of urgency, a desire to […]
