People keep asking me, “How are you?” I never know how to answer. Not because I don’t know how I am… Because I don’t know how much of the truth people actually want. I think they’re hoping I’ll smile and say, “Good.” “I’m cancer free.” […]
What dream have you quietly placed on a shelf? Not because you stopped wanting it. Not because it wasn’t important. But because life got busy. Because there were children to raise, papers to mark, meals to make, appointments to keep, and a hundred responsibilities demanding […]
At my breast cancer support group today, I said something out loud that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since… “I’m not sure if I’m coping… or avoiding.” And the truth is… I don’t know the answer. What I do know is that […]
Last night, something truly special happened. One of those moments that stops you in your tracks and makes you think, wow… the universe really does its thing sometimes. I went into Lululemon for a very specific reason. I’m training for a marathon, and I was […]
I recently listened to the latest Dave Burgess Show podcast with Tara Martin, and something Dave shared has been sitting with me ever since. He talked about getting Jesse Itzler’s BIG A$$ Calendar and the system that goes with it. At the heart of it […]
There’s something that keeps circling in my mind lately… something that feels both obvious and impossible at the same time: how hard it is to see what you need when you’re in the middle of something really, really hard. A few years ago, I wrote […]
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed, so paralyzed by negative self-talk and self-doubt, that you started second-guessing your life? I have (I know that sounds dramatic, but I assure you it’s not, I really am just sharing my truth, openly and honestly, as always). And […]
This school year looks very different for me. Instead of being in the classroom, I’m home focusing on healing from breast cancer. While I know this is the best thing for my health, one of the hardest parts is being away from my students. I’ve […]
This blog post was originally written and shared as a guest blog post for Dave Burgess Consulting Inc. The other night, I was reminded, yet again, of the power of relationships. My son Brecken’s former teacher, Mme Kaylena, sent me a message on Instagram. She’d […]
On Monday, I had my lumpectomy. As you can imagine, emotions were running high: fear, anxiety, uncertainty… all swirling inside me as I changed into my hospital gown and waited for surgery (alone… that’s a story for another time). Every medical professional I encountered asked […]