Feb 18, 2021 | Embracing Fear, Strong Relationships
After a year fraught with worry, disruption, and uncertainty, it is less-than-awesome that we’re entering a new year of stress punctuated by rising Covid cases and deaths across this country. Chances are, it’s forcing some tough conversations as we make choices about...
Aug 31, 2020 | Articles, Embracing Fear, Healthy Money Habits, Strong Relationships
When I figured out how to embrace fear and uncertainty instead of bury it in the recesses of my consciousness, things changed in a big way. What’s the worst thing that can happen? The question burned in my ears five years ago when I met with an insurance broker to...
Apr 16, 2020 | Articles, Embracing Fear, Strong Relationships
On March 15th, two days after the declaration of a national emergency concerning the COVID-19 virus outbreak, the line of cars filing into my local grocery store parking lot telegraphed the buzz of desperation inside. But something else surfaced amid the controlled...
Feb 19, 2020 | Articles, Effective Parenting, Embracing Fear, Healthy Money Habits, Strong Relationships
You might not often mention fear and bread in the same breath–although fear of a belly bulge prompts many to swear off the doughy, yeasty miracle. But I would argue that the process of baking bread is a metaphor for how we handle our fears. Consider that both fear and...
Jan 27, 2020 | Articles, Embracing Fear, Rich Creativity, Strong Relationships, Uncategorized
When I turned forty, I was married with two young children, leaning wholeheartedly into the role of caring for my family. I lived in a lovely home in an affluent neighborhood in Connecticut, grateful that I could stay at home with my son and daughter. But as I...
Jan 6, 2020 | Articles, Effective Parenting, Embracing Fear, Strong Relationships, Uncategorized
As a little girl, I believed that a ghost lived in my closet. I feared it would run amok while I slept, if not held back by a firmly closed door (never considering that the incorporeal interloper might just ooze through the wood). One night, noticing during tuck-in...
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