Facing Hard Truths and Finding Me
I recently had the great fortune to have dinner with 6 lovely women—all of us either approaching 50 or part way through the decade. Some of us already knew each other, some of us were meeting for the first time.
Divorce, a cross-country move and a resolve to evolve.
What is it about midlife that makes us suddenly need to reevaluate the life we’ve been leading? For me, it was because I finally had the time to take a long, hard look in the mirror. And I didn’t really know the woman looking back at me anymore. The kids were grown and needing me less and less. Who was I without the daily job of being a mother?
Your Burning Desire in Midlife
I would wager any midlife woman reading this would agree that a burning desire to live their best self is an overarching value in their life. In fact, this is the time in their lives when women begin to heed their inner wisdom and say, "What about me?"
My Secret: Being Vulnerable About My Identity
Somewhere along the way, I learned that being strong meant not being vulnerable. To me, showing vulnerability meant being weak. And being weak is just about the worst thing you can be. I think a lot about how that happened.
Finding Your Sexual Voice
Kristin and I have been talking about having a podcast episode about sex since WAY before our official launch last September. If you listen to our podcast, you know that we began recording episodes as early as April of 2019.
Woman on the Remake: Three Questions to Ask Yourself
"We are at a place of initiation, the crossroad of choice that will determine if we travel together into a higher way of being or plummet back into the darkness to continue searching for the light." - Sherri Mitchell (from her book: Sacred Instructions - Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change)
Remake Your January: 1 Day, 31 Times
Happy New Year! And welcome to Dryuary! Okaaayyyyy. Whomp whomp. That’s how I felt when January 1 actually rolled around. Despite feeling excited and confident about the idea of dropping alcohol for 31 days (why the hell did I agree to this), when I lay my head on my pillow at 10:35pm on New Year’s Eve (That’s right! I went to bed EARLY!), I was less than thrilled about the concept of a sober January. You see, I had a tough year. We all did. There’s no need to list everything that happened, we were all there, living through it.
Finding Stillness
I’ve spent the last few weeks desperately trying to pursue the idea of a calm, low-stress holiday season. In the midst of a pandemic that has turned 2020 upside down, including canceling or changing normal holiday gatherings and traditions, I thought at least we could have some peace and quiet in our home.
Who cares what people think?
My youngest daughter made a comment 5 years ago that struck me deeply, and I’ve never forgotten it. It was after a raging fight I had with her older sister. It was one of many teenage battles in our house, but this one was gut-wrenchingly painful.