Dear America:  If you think D.E.I. doesn’t impact you, you’re wrong - no matter how you see yourself.

Mark Zuckerberg recently championed 'masculine energy' and aggression as leadership traits, but for many of us, this perspective feels out of step — or like a giant step back.

As I sat down to capture my thoughts in the last several hours of 2024, I did so with less levity than I think most people would expect - including myself. What was on my mind? Water skiing.

As the year wraps up, I’ve been reflecting on everything 2024 threw my way. It was a year of change, challenge, and leveling up—but most importantly, it was a year of showing up.

My values were pushing me to act ahead of having a real plan, but it wasn't a leap of faith. That push was stronger than any fear I had at the time, but the fears did come - and leveling with each of them was vital to moving forward.

By the time I was 21, I was working in a bar, and going to community college like many people my age, figuring things out one shift at a time. I wasn’t unhappy, but I wasn’t exactly sure where my life was headed either. 

My daughter’s recent comment about Kamala’s voice wasn’t political. It was flippant - and triggering. How do we teach our daughters to feel the weight of their words without slowing them down?

After 27 years, I woke up on a dark Monday morning and wrote my company a resignation letter. Why was it so easy to say goodbye?

I thought I’d start by sharing the straw that broke the camel’s back—why I finally left my job in higher education.  Honestly, I’m shocked I stuck around as long as I did.