I’ve just returned from a trip to France with my husband Yancey and our friends Elie, Lisa, and their son Theo. It was such a delicious, memorable time, especially being around [...]

A few years ago I went on a long-awaited pilgrimage to Provincetown, Massachusetts. My aunt has been visiting, working, or seasonally living here for 50 years, and for the last decade [...]

It’s expensive and worth it to get people in the same room together. Whenever I facilitate anything for a team, I’m always aware of the following: They are not doing their regular work when they [...]

I was telling a client today that I’m liable to fall in love with people. I’ve had many friendships in my life that started with a bang. I loved their [...]

Coming home after swimming, I’m ravenous. I have an hour until my first meeting, time to make breakfast instead of just a quick bowl of yogurt or piece of toast.    One of my [...]

I went to physical therapy this week (this seems to be what our 50’s are about?!) and was adjacent to an interaction that I keep thinking about.  The practitioner who [...]

Part of my work is conflict resolution between co-workers and business owners. There have been a few times over the years when our efforts together have fallen flat or when [...]

Hello friends! I got so many lovely responses to last week’s newsletter, “Find your Own Beach,” about my pilgrimage to Mary Oliver’s ponds and beaches. Thank you for reading, thank [...]

I came across this unbelievably great article this week by Julie Pham about conducting a “passiveness audit.” She outlines 7 levels of passive to passive aggressive behavior, particularly as she [...]