Trailblazers are role models, leaders, rule breakers, and humans who experience a full range of emotions. They feel motivated, passionate, and curious. They also feel exhausted, lonely, and afraid. Trailblazers persist through obstacles to make the world a better place for others. It’s one of the traits that draw us to them. After all, who …
Think of a goal that you set for yourself in the past. Was it your goal or did it belong to someone else? Here’s what I mean. The patriarchy is an organizing system that not only structures our society (government, education, religion, family), but it also organizes US. It influences what we think is (im)possible …
Scholars studying Imposter Syndrome in the United States for decades identified that people from marginalized communities experience self-doubt, perfectionism, and feelings of fraudulence when they break through a structural barrier. The feelings that a person does not belong or that they will be outed as an imposter increase when that person identifies with multiple marginalized …
When we learn that we cultivate our best lives from our messy humanity, we give ourselves permission to drop the self-judgment. I’ve been on an intense journey over the last few months that felt like I was shedding a part of my identity that had been with me for decades. At times, the process was …
It’s official. I’m a fire walker. A friend invited me to join her at a fire walk this weekend. I said yes because one of my new personal commitments is to lean into freedom, courage, and play without defaulting to my brain’s habit of analyzing each decision from multiple theoretical perspectives before making a decision. …
Are we women before our time or women just in time? My friend’s mom passed away last week after living a long, full life. My friend’s mom was measured and fun. Smart and compassionate. Conscientious and adventurous. A Chicagoan in every way. She left an enduring legacy. Several times during the wake and funeral, I …
…because it will. “Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind – even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.” -Maggie Kuhn, Founder of Gray Panthers aging activist and reformer I’ve been …
