Resilience

Living with complex trauma is like navigating a labyrinth of mind and body, where each turn reveals layers of pain, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of healing. My journey encompasses anxiety, PTSD...

In Part 1, we explored how trauma-informed leadership begins with personal healing and nervous system regulation. In Part 2 of this powerful story, we dive deeper into therapeutic innovation, community...

The human spirit possesses an extraordinary capacity to transform pain into purpose, wounds into wisdom, and survival into service. My life story is proof that our deepest struggles can become the...

Change is constant, arriving quietly or with force. We cannot choose its timing, but we can choose our response. Growth is a decision. It calls for active engagement, self-awareness, and the courage...

Before David faced Goliath, the real battle had already been won, in silence, in the fields, when he decided who he was and who held him. Identity Wins Before The Fight explores the unseen...

Humanity’s greatest strength lies not in certainty, but in its capacity to endure contradiction. We are built to hold paradox, to remain on course while carrying new depths, to love with intensity...

Throughout my previous career in the tech industry, I was lucky to have adept leaders who mentored me and supported my career growth. I’ve also had the opposite. In fact, I often found that how...

There’s a difference between trauma with a capital T and trauma with a small t (see Francine Shapiro’s training for EMDR). We usually think trauma means something big, like a loss, war, abuse, or a major accident.

Even at the height of success, many leaders feel an undercurrent of pressure and disconnection. Dharma Funder’s S.T.I.C.K.™ Reinvention Architecture offers a new path, one rooted in nervous system...

Let’s be honest, life isn’t always gentle. It stretches us, sometimes past what we thought were our limits. It surprises us, knocks the wind out of us, and hands us new chapters we didn’t ask for...

Grief is physical, raw, and unrelenting. Grief is a tidal wave that dismantles even the strongest philosophies. When Tim Gray lost his wife to cancer in early 2024, he discovered that no meditation...

Change is the only constant. Whether we are ready or not, here it comes. From one change to the next, we can begin to feel the pressure, restriction, and resistance to what may come. Building...

When something breaks in our homes, our first instinct is often to throw it away. A cracked mug, a chipped plate, or a shattered vase feels like it has lost its purpose. Broken usually means useless.

We often hear phrases like, “Come sit with us. You are welcome here.” At first glance, it sounds warm and inclusive. But if we listen closer, there’s an unspoken imbalance hidden in that invitation.

In today's hyperconnected world, entrepreneurs face a constant barrage of breaking news, market updates, and trend alerts. Every notification promises to be the next game-changer, the crisis you...

In Part 1 and Part 2, I demonstrated how bestness can distort our perception of reality. Drawing from examples in the present and referencing dark moments in our past, I showed how it can be cruel...