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May 31, 2018

I love Astrology. Once, several years ago, I started an astrology website with my friend, an astrologer, Dena DeCastro. But I didn’t want people to know. Especially my coaching clients or the people who subscribed to my newsletter. “What should I do?” I asked my life coach. “I don’t want people to think I’m woo […]

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5 Survival Tips When You #$%^& Up

January 20, 2017

I was recently invited to play on a bad-ass women’s tennis team. Wanting to make a good impression, I volunteered right away to practice doubles with a group of women. Got a babysitter and everything. On the night of practice, I got to the tennis club ten minutes early. Nobody there… “Strange,” I thought as […]

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How I Almost Lost My Life (And What it Taught Me About Life)

May 4, 2016

(The Deschutes) I came within minutes of drowning once. My husband and I were rafting with some friends down the Deschutes River. We were on a two-person raft. We came upon a very large boulder in the middle of the river and didn’t maneuver past it in time. So the raft floated into it, going […]

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Does Facebook Bring Up Your Shit? Try this.

February 10, 2016

I’m not one of those people who “hates” Facebook. I’ve never taken a break from Facebook. I don’t take down my account only to put it back up a few months later… I’m not worried that Facebook is threatening the social fabric of our society. I actually really like that Facebook exists. I like connecting […]

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15 Signs That You May Be Self-Actualized

January 27, 2016

DISCLAIMER: You may wonder how it is possible that someone who is not self-actualized (me) could write on this topic. As a master certified life coach let me assure you that I am, naturally, an expert on self-actualization and fully qualified to write on this topic. Plus I googled Abraham Maslow. 1. Wild Animals Flock […]

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12 Double Dog Dares For You To Try in 2016

January 6, 2016

I admit it. I am a daredevil. I’ll do just about anything if you “double-dog dare” me to (take it easy on me in the comments section)… This one’s for you daredevils out there. BUT I’m not letting you scaredy cats off the hook! It’s for you too. Because daredevil or not, these dares are […]

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NOT cool!

January 5, 2016

Ever since I became a wellness advocate for doTERRA essential oils I’ve been getting weird vibes from some of my business friends. They don’t outright accuse me of being crazy… They just say things like… How do you have time for that? I didn’t know you were into network marketing. Or they tell me stories […]

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Are you a Scaredy Cat? Try This Amazingly Simple Life Hack

December 16, 2015

Guest post by Allie Irwin (What is amazing about this picture is that it exists at all.) The day didn’t start out smoothly. I woke up in a full panic about delivering a talk at MIT to 326 students and then the next day to their parents. MIT? 326 people? The largest group I had […]

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3 Life Lessons Only My Messy Closet Could Teach Me

August 26, 2015

I spent the summer throwing things away. I gave away 4 bags full of clothing, jewelry and shoes. I recycled two boxes full of flashcards I wrote in Japan to learn Kanji. I said goodbye to hundreds of old magazines, electronic equipment, CDs, coaching notebooks, class binders… … a drawer full of graded papers from […]

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When You Don’t Get Invited: A Cautionary Tale

July 16, 2015

I’m walking up the steps to the ridiculously gorgeous home my friend has rented for the month. Estimated value 1.7 mil. She couldn’t rent it for a few days so she “just rented it for the month.” As one does… when you’re rich and fabulous. As I step into the spacious kitchen, I see a […]

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