A quote from Henry David Thoreau about walking recently got me thinking: “I come out to these solitudes, where the problem of existence...

…or how I discovered a lot of what I needed to know in my backyard. Our backyard makeover began with sadness. First, one huge, big shade...

What would it take for you wake up in morning more enthusiastic about your work (or your life in general)? Try an exercise with me! We...

Last fall, I posted that wellbeing at work starts with your space. Many of us are affected by our surroundings and the physical spaces of...

Wellbeing at work starts with your space, whether you commute to an office or work from home. I've been working from home for a little...

About three years ago, when I was training to become a coach, I used one of my first peer coaching sessions to come up with another way...

Here is a snippet from a coaching session I had recently (my own, so I will share freely!). I had a session with a peer coach with whom I...

Coaching is a new concept for a lot of people. It was for me, too. Until I began researching some possibilities for professional...

After my DIY Pilgrimage I've had a wild few months with more to do than I expected. It's been an interesting challenge to process my walk...

When I told my dad I was walking at the beach again he asked me, “Are you doing a mini Camino or are you looking for ice cream?” I...

You might wonder at first glance what badassery and pilgrimage have in common. Let me tell you about a conversation I had with my sister...

I’ve arrived home. That was the intent of my DIY Pilgrimage to begin with—I wanted to walk from home to home. It was to mark the...

It seems weeks ago that I left on my DIY pilgrimage. But I’ve only been gone a handful of days. There have been a number of things I’ve...

My journey started this morning with a train and a bus. When I got off the bus, I decided to walk the extra miles and forgo the next bus...

I began planning my pilgrimage with the intent to avoid the military base because I didn’t want to think about it. I wanted to avoid. And...

When I initially put together the itinerary for my DIY Pilgrimage I decided to skip walking through the military base that is situated in...

As I begin to pack for my pilgrimage, I realize already that I have too much stuff. My body won't like it if my backpack is too heavy....

I am going on a pilgrimage-- I had hoped it would be the Camino de Santiago in Spain. In fact, I had tickets booked, time-off scheduled,...

I am in search of beauty daily. Or the quirky. Or surprising. Or heartwarming. I was inspired by poet Ross Gay and his Book of Delights....

This was almost my first blog post-- every time I sat down to write, I would begin with my cancer story. So here it is in a nutshell: 29...