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Building Trust By Doing The Little Things Great
“I promise, this will never happen again.” I heard those words from my father so many times I lost count. From the time I was 6 years old, his repeated...
Embracing Opportunity: Bringing Your Full Self
Growing up I became a master compartmentalizer. I practiced and perfected compartmentalizing just as assiduously as my classmates worked on long division. I could shut out thoughts or whole experiences...
One Beat of Hope Can Transform A Lifetime
The phone rings and I stop my shaking, feeble hand holding the needle, mid-motion. Another ring. I look down and see that it’s my big sister, Maria. Slowly placing the...
Parlay From Away: A Digital Conversation on Breaking The Cycle
Have you ever been in one of those spirals of despair? You know, something terrible happens in your life, and you self-soothe by doing something that puts you in an...
Find, Create, and Enhance Belonging In The Workplace
I know how it feels not to belong. I know how it feels to belong. And I know what it takes to get there. I think you’ll agree that most...
The Day I Decided To Choose Love Over Fear
The power of a date on the calendar has never eluded me. A date holds memories, milestones, and celebrations of goals reached. A date can hold emotion: joy, gratitude, fear,...
A Year of Stillness: How Reflection Can Inspire Action
To be honest, it feels a little trite to be writing about life during the pandemic. First of all, it’s still very much with us (even though it’s true that...
Mantras I’m Taking With Me into the New Year
We’ve seen a lot of tough days in the past two years. It hasn’t been easy, and we may have even slipped back into some old habits and coping mechanisms...
How Running Helped me Create my First Community
I was never part of a community. As a little girl, my dad was deliberate in destroying our sense of community before it ever formed. He forced our family to...
Sage Sisters Podcast with Trish Kendall
Healing from trauma requires a radical commitment to self-care and to wellness in all forms. For Trish, her 25-year journey to enduring success required grit, tenacity, and ultimately, a choice...
Mentorship: Why it’s so important and how to find a mentor that’s right for you
By my mid-30s, I had achieved more in my professional career and in my personal life than I ever thought possible. But my success didn’t come easily. The obstacles I...
7 Books that Support My Journey to Enduring Success
When we’re going through tough moments in our lives, it can be helpful to seek guidance, empathy, and inspiration. Some people turn to spiritual advisors, to friends, mentors, and sponsors....