Vignettes of a Woman
I write because I believe our shared stories help us to connect to our own truth. When one woman shares her story, we all heal. So I get raw and vulnerable about the challenges of being a woman leader. I write about business, chronic illness, loss, grief, mid-life, my mother, my daughter, how I heal, how I connect, and the wisdom I find in my wounds. I write so you can feel less alone on your journey.
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Two years ago this month, my husband and I were preparing to put our little Pleasant Hill home on the market. I lived in the Bay Area for most of my 41 years. I was born and raised in Walnut Creek. I went away for college and adventures and travel, but I always had a […]
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I’m going to be direct with you tonight. I’ve been thinking a ton about my mom lately because we are coming up on the twelfth anniversary of her passing. She died of breast cancer at only 56 years old. About a year before she passed away, she was going to be starting chemo and knew […]
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Thank you. Thank you for the gifts, all of them—the messy, the beautiful, and especially the hard. Thank you to my children who wake up each morning eager to play, to laugh, and to face the world. You remind me to not give up. I am because you are. Thank you to my sisters who […]
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I just got back from a women’s spiritual retreat in Massachusettes. I stayed on my friend’s land, where I woke up to this incredible view. She has a home surrounded by trees, and forest, and a small lake with a whispering river. The top of the lake was just starting to crystallize with ice. The […]
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Today is my mom’s birthday. She would have been 67-years-old. She’s been gone now for almost 11 years, but time is not linear. This is the story of her 50th birthday, and the first time I truly saw my mother. This is the story of a woman finally letting go of everything that ever held […]
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I wanted to reach out and share a personal story and revelation about these fires and what we can do in times of such grief, especially moving into Thanksgiving. This past week I’ve been feeling the devastation all around us. I feel the smoke in my body and in each breath. I feel the collective grief in […]
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I've led thousands of women back to themselves and to a truer life. As a business owner and mother of two teenagers, I know what it’s like to hold the weight of multiple worlds, and how easy it is to abandon yourself in the overwhelm.
Through my own transformation and 20 years of working closely with women, I developed The Practice®, a feminine spiritual system that teaches women leaders how to reclaim their lives and live without self-sacrifice.
Sanctuary Sunday
Sanctuary Sunday is a sacred touch point where we come together as women and remember our truth. We get quiet, dive underneath the noise and chaos, and listen to our own voice. We refuel and reclaim our lives through deep guided meditation, journaling, and connection. We gain inspiration to step more fully into who we truly are.
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Gather with us in our beautiful sanctuary outside Portland, Oregon once a year, and around the world for our Homecoming Retreats. These retreats are an opportunity to escape from the busyness of our world, to truly let go, and rebirth a new version of who you are.
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