“You Should Smile More”

“You Should Smile More”

There is nothing I hate more than being told to smile. Actually, I take that back. There’s much I hate more than that. Like when the cat yaks a hairball onto the freshly washed down comforter. Or when someone cuts me off and then takes the parking spot I had my...
Why Am I Such a Mess?

Why Am I Such a Mess?

Perhaps you’ve arrived here having Googled some version of this question late at night. I’ve done that. Or maybe you were searching how to clean up an actual mess, like pink silly putty a toddler ground into an off-white carpet. Like that splotch on the...
To the Woman Who Doesn’t Help Other Women…

To the Woman Who Doesn’t Help Other Women…

Some years back, immersed in the challenges of a competitive corporate environment, I met a group of wonderful women. Colleagues at the same level, we had much in common. We’d meet each month to talk about opportunities and roadblocks and fears and frustrations....