During the last three years, I feel I have grown substantially as a leader and a person.
I was anxious about coming back to the firehouse after being assigned to headquarters for five years. After my divorce, my professional and personal life imploded. I was a hot mess and found myself in dark ...
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The Five Women you Need in Your Tribe (Part 2)
Adventure· Leadership· Life· Relationships· Resiliency· Rituals· Self-Care
In my last post, I told you about three of the five women you should have in your tribe. You can read that post here. Before I dive into the last two women to have in your tribe and an honorable mention, I want to clarify that your tribe is not just these five women.
The women I am describing are ...
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The Five Women you Need in your Tribe (Part 1)
Accountability· Adventure· Body Love· Leadership· Life· Mind Fitness· Relationships· Resiliency· Self-Care· Vulnerability
I am blessed to have the most amazing tribe of women in my life. My tribe is full of strong, beautiful, diverse women who offer so much to the world and me. These amazing women have stood by my side through thick and thin. Some I have known for only a short time and others for most of my life. I ...
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Mama, I Love your Fat Belly and 4 Steps to Love your Body
Body Love· Building a Strong Bond· Life· Relationships· Resiliency· Self-Care· Single Parent· Trauma Recovery· Vulnerability
My little man is quite a character. The first time I held him, I knew he was an old soul. He was a healthy eight-pound boy and stretched my belly to its limit. Now, at almost five years young, he speaks a sweet, funny, brutally truth. He is wise beyond his years. I envy this quality about ...
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The Dream of Going to School in Your Underwear and Learning to be Vulnerable
Accountability· Leadership· Lessons· Life· Mind Fitness· Planning· Relationships· Resiliency· Self-Care· Tools to Thrive· Trauma Recovery· Vulnerability
I've had the same reoccurring dream for many years. The dream is that I have gone somewhere in my skivvies. I'm talking school, work, dates; you get the picture, all places showing up in your underwear are not acceptable. So I did a little research on the meaning behind this dream. And from what ...
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Three Steps to Take When Trimming a Tree, the Importance of Preparation
Accountability· Leadership· Lessons· Life· Planning· Resiliency· Tools to Thrive
Alexander Graham Bell said, "Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." Makes perfect sense right? I have learned that the more I take the time to prepare, the better the outcome. The opposite is also true if I act impulsively (which trust me I do more than I ...
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