Almost every therapy session, a familiar scene plays out. A high-achieving woman in her forties sits across from me. She has a respected career, a beautiful home, and every external marker of...

After breast cancer, I thought I was reinventing myself. It took me a while to realize I wasn’t becoming someone new at all. I was learning what I wanted to keep, what I wanted to add, and what I was...

Most people don’t get taught self-love growing up. At least I didn’t. Everyone has a different definition of what self-love means to them. For a while, I thought loving yourself was selfish and that...

I was born and lived in Sudan before South Sudan became an independent country. In fact, I spent my first 20 years in Juba, Sudan. I loved the classroom. I would debate as much as the topics...

Have you ever experienced something that you were convinced would break you, only to look back years later and realize that it changed the direction of your life? There are experiences we desperately...

You can name the pattern. You can trace where it began. You can explain exactly why you do it. And still, when the moment arrives, you do the same thing. You agree when you wanted to say no. You over...

I just landed back home from an incredible trip to London, where I was honored and recognized as a Global Power Leader. Stepping onto another international stage was a dream come true, an unforgettable moment...

What if the thing you’re most afraid of hearing could become the thing that changes your life? Do you ever hold yourself back from pursuing something you want to do because you’re scared? Maybe it is the fear...

There is a question I have asked hundreds of times in the therapy room, "What do you already know that you keep trying to talk yourself out of knowing?" Usually, there is a pause. Sometimes a very...

Sometimes what goes wrong is showing us where we’ve stopped seeing ourselves. For many highly capable women, the problem isn’t a lack of expertise, it’s the learned habit of staying behind the scenes...

There are some things you can’t see, but you can feel them, like a hand reaching for yours when you’re nervous or a teacher who remembers your name. Maybe it is a song that instantly reminds you of someone or a child...

Nobody ever officially told us what beautiful was supposed to look like. There was no handbook. No meeting where we collectively agreed that clear skin was better than textured skin, that certain body...

In Part 1 of this article, I spoke about different reasons why optimism is actually an act of defiance. If you haven’t read it, check it out right here. So, with all the outside influences, as well as our thoughts...

We often treat problems as if we can decide when they matter. We know something needs attention, but the timing feels inconvenient. We are busy. We do not want the conflict. We do not want the...

For many people, the spiritual path begins with healing. We learn to meditate because we feel overwhelmed, seek intuitive guidance because we feel lost, or begin developing spiritual gifts because something in our lives...

Someone posts a photo of their new kitten with the caption “Meet my new familiar. Share yours,” and a hundred other people start posting photos of every animal in their family, plus the stray cat, wild bird...

We have spent the last two decades engineering friction out of everyday life. One-click purchasing. Autoplay. Instant replies expected within minutes. Every app on your phone has been designed by...

I remember sitting in my car in a Bank of America parking lot, tears streaming down my face, feeling like a complete failure. My family didn't deserve what I was putting them through. For the first...

I’ve hurt people. Maybe you have, too. But what do we do with that knowledge? There’s no one answer, of course, any more than there is one reason why our actions have hurt someone. You may have set...

There are some things the heart understands long before the mind can find words for them. Love is one of them. It can enter our lives quietly, like warmth returning to the earth after a long winter...

Thirty years in production taught me that collecting names is not the same as building a business. This is the story of the habit that quietly kills more real estate careers than any market ever could...

Most people who reach out for this kind of support don’t open with a crisis. They open with a quieter and more disorienting observation. Something like: from the outside, things look fine, more than fine.

You write a post, then delete it. You have something to say in a meeting but wait until the conversation moves on. Someone praises your work, and you reply, “It was nothing.” You may want to grow while feeling...

Beauty is more than what we see. It is also reflected in how we think, act, and take responsibility for our impact on the world. This article explores how acknowledging our inner shadows can deepen self-awareness...