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Three of my four kids are in elementary school. I enjoyed that phase of life a lot, and as a curious (ok, nerdy) student who liked to do her work, it was a time in my life where I received a lot of praise. I loved that red pen, the hand drawn smiley faces, and […]

Well here we are. In the exact middle of winter. Bleh. Or yay, if you take advantage of this moment to snuggle in, rest, and repair, as Katherine May prescribes in her book Wintering. Many of us hit a bluesy patch right about now, and this year we’re enjoying a double whammy of seasonal affective

Cold and snow and ice can be a real pain in the tucchus. For parents with young kids, school is closed in more places around the US than EVER before. I grew up amongst a privileged set in the NY suburbs where parents whisked kids away to warm places for winter vacations because “we need a

I hope you enjoyed winter break. It took me a decade, but I finally figured out how to downshift with my family during the holidays. When my kids were 3, 3 and 2, people would say “I hope you were able to rest,” and I would rage (inside, quietly). But now I’ve figured it out and

Dear Reader, If your inbox is anything like mine, it’s been taken over by holiday sales. Yeack. I’m like exhausted from the pressure of it all. And so, I present to you a shopping free zone. I have nothing to sell in this newsletter, no discount countdowns, no pressure to buy. No pressure at all. In

 I want to thank those of you who’ve reached out over the last week and held me in your thoughts. My Jewishness is a part of my coaching toolbox, with references in my book, in the metaphors I use, and in some of the social traditions I draw from. I have found these resources and

Hello reader, I was listening to the radio the other day when I heard a commercial. At the end they joked, “My life coach doesn’t have a very good life.” . Made me wonder what people look for in a coach, and the many different definitions of the good life. As far as I can

After a few years for of steep climbs, I had planned for July 2023 to be about rest and restoration, finding ways to move my 51-year old body in a way that felt good. I moved my family to a cabin in Pennsylvania for the month, and planned to bike, walk, and maybe even run

When I was young, I had big, audacious dreams, and I advocated for them. There’s a key conversation from my culinary school interview that illustrates this: Admissions officer “Why do you want to go to culinary school?” Me: “I want to help people enjoy cooking. Regular people. In families these days, both parents work, and