Throughout my career as a coach, I have learned many do’s and don’ts for success. With any client-facing profession there will always be a standard or rule book for working with others. But I want people to know that just because we’re working in the realm of...
As a life coach DISC is one of my must-have go-to’s when working with clients. DISC is an assessment tool designed to help individuals, teams or organizations to become more successful by providing practical and easy-to-understand insights into our innate...
According to a recent study, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine found that a majority of women of reproductive age hold misconceptions about fertility. Similarly, a national study released by the Fertility Centers of Illinois observed that 40 percent of...
Society tells us we should spend our moments eating better, working harder, engaging with others and that every waking moment is expected to be productive. What is often excluded from this narrative is the importance of sleep and the observable fact that humans...
It’s tough seeing those you love get hurt. It’s hard to deal with emotionally when you can’t make everything better for them but this is the harsh reality we live in. Every day, hundreds of people are sexually assaulted, and the statistics are heartbreaking. Anyone...
She is ashamed of what happened. She is afraid of the social and work-related repercussions. She is fearful that she won’t be believed. She blames herself. There are many reasons why a woman stays silent after being sexually assaulted. But waiting months or even...
When a small group of parishioners at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, began a discussion on sexual harassment led by parishioner and artist Elin Whitney-Smith, the number of incidents revealed by the assembled males and females per person...
It was an honor to be asked to write a blog for Women’s Wellness. At first, I really didn’t think too much about the topic, but when you’re in the “spotlight,” it changes things. Next step, I Googled the topic “Women’s Wellness.” Everything went back to women’s...
It can sometimes feel like the word “wellness” is thrown around a lot in popular media. Whether it is in the office, at school, or just at home watching TV, it seems there are always new initiatives promoting health and wellness. This is great! But sometimes, at...
According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Infertility is the result of a disease of the male or female reproductive system which prevents the conception of a child or the ability to carry a pregnancy to delivery. A couple will be asked to...
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if colonoscopies had been as common in 1977 as they are today, my mother might still be alive; if they hadn’t become such an innovative procedure, I might not have survived.Medical statistics tell us that colorectal cancer...
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