Word of the Week: Selfish Life Lesson: A few weeks ago, I realized I hadn’t taken a day off in over a month. Quarantine life has brought up a lot of my old workaholic tendencies, my fixation on being productive, my resistance to rest. I mean, if we can’t go see our friends, go to […]

Word of the Week: Effortless Life Lesson: I’ve been low-grade working on a website overhaul and rebrand since last September. It’s been on my “to do” list for months but other priorities kept cropping up. I was also 100% overcomplicating things in my mind about what needed to be done for this seemingly massive project. […]

Across my decade-long career in corporate (where I worked in revenue-generating roles like sales, account management, and consulting), I negotiated every single job offer I received, asked for numerous raises, and fought hard to get myself promoted quickly. People told me that I was asking for “too much.” But I did it anyway. And doubled […]

Word of the Week: Open Life Lesson: People often ask me: “How did you make it work financially when you quit your corporate job?” There is no quick answer but here are a few key factors: I saved a shit ton before I did it. I have a supportive working husband (which I know makes […]

Word of the Week: Listen Life Lesson: Happy 2020 beautiful MV community! While I am not really big into setting New Year’s resolutions anymore, I do enjoy setting aside time at the start of a new year for self-reflection. I created a vision board for my personal hopes and dreams, Andrew and I created a […]

The New Year can bring about a sea of emotions: excitement, anxiety, disappointment, frustration, overwhelm, and shame. On the one hand, new beginnings can give the illusion of having a blank slate. Talkspace therapist Joanna Filidor, LMFT, finds that January is a time when many people are motivated to create change. On the other hand, January […]

Ever get the Sunday Scaries? That pit in your stomach when you realize the weekend is over and you have to go back to work on Monday? Or that feeling of dread when you examine the to-dos for the week ahead and aren’t sure how you are possibly going to get everything done? A lot of […]

Word of the Week: IntuitionLife Lesson: “You never finish anything that you start” “You are all over the place” “You are so scattered” “You need to be more consistent” “You didn’t even give that a try” These are all things I’ve been told by loved ones, past managers, and business coaches when it comes to my […]