I’m sure many of you already know Jen Louden, a personal growth pioneer who helped launch the self-care movement with her first book The Woman’s Comfort Book.
I’ve been a fan of hers since the first time I saw her sitting on Oprah’s couch talking about the power of retreats (I won’t tell you how many years ago that was, but let’s say I was sporting a lot fewer wrinkles).
She’s the...
Once Upon A Time, In a Galaxy Not So Far Away…
I was 46 years young and working in a brand new, high-level position that basically required me to create my job description as I went along.
I loved what I was doing, but it meant 70+ hour work weeks, lots of traveling and very little local or national support from my organization.
I was newly remarried after a 20-year marriage and several years...
While working on developing products and services for the coming year, it occurred to me that I needed to ask a number of questions of the women I serve or hope to serve before I can create a workshop, retreat, e-book, or any other product that is spot on. So I began to do just that, and have spent the past couple of months talking with women all across the corporate...
Someone asked me the other day why I refuse to refer to the transition that occurs for most career women in midlife as a “crisis.” While it’s true that the word “crisis” means a crucial or decisive point or situation, or a turning point, it also has about it an air of instability and upheaval.
There’s a negative connotation to the word, which perpetuates the stereotype of...
I hear a lot about turning points and defining moments in the work I do as an executive coach: Those moments when the forces of head and heart come together with crystal clarity and you know that what you’ve been doing, or haven’t been doing, is no longer enough. Often these moments are painful and confusing. But, wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could reach these “a-ha” moments; if you could...
