Bossy Women’s Dance Club
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called “bossy”. Or “intimidating”. Or how about “too” anything as in “too loud”, “too angry”, “too pushy” and, my favorite, the generic insult “too […]
Tag Archives: women
Risk Management
I’m updating my website with the help of a super talented, visually oriented friend. An unexpected response to the necessary questions like “who is your audience?”, and “what do you […]
Job vs Career
When I tell the story of my career path I often use the image of a mosaic. I sometimes use the words “Once upon a time…” to help bridge the […]
Guest Rant: The Positive Case for Hillary Clinton
I am privileged to have some really smart friends who often write things I wish I had said myself, or from a perspective outside of mine. Today I exercise my […]
5 Unexpected Milestones
It’s not quite time yet for looking back on the highs and lows of 2016, but going to the Board of Elections and voting today threw me into a reflective […]
Thank you Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to American women since Seneca Falls. In my work I get to facilitate conversations about implicit bias (racism, sexism, classism etc.) usually by […]
What Your Mother Has Done
A New York Times opinion piece about work/life balance (“A Toxic Work World“) is making the rounds and stirring up a storm of comments. The author points out, among other […]
Frus Stra Shen
I wish I had a truth mirror. I would hold it up in front of my clients so they could magically see what others see. One of my biggest frustrations […]
Losing Your Rhythm
Anyone needing an easy laugh should come to my Jazzercise class on days the instructor works in routines that require clapping. Since I have yet to master the ability move […]
Women I’ve Known
The people who produce the William-Sonoma catalog are diabolical. Dinner plates in soft pastels, serving dishes with whimsical bunnies, botanical linens all scattered with charming alabaster eggs. It arrives in […]
6 Things I’m Bad At
As I get ever closer to my 50th birthday its seems every where I look there is a list of something I should be paying attention to like “15 Things […]
Pigs in Space
I have been writing too much for the last month to write a blog post in case that’s an acceptable excuse. No time to rant, rave and pick apart the […]
Abortion = Compassion
Anyone who reads this blog for more than five minutes knows I am a staunch supporter of reproductive rights. All of them. All forms of birth control, in vitro fertilization, […]
It’s everyone’s responsibility to end domestic violence
Every once in a while I wake up with a migraine so bad it gives me black eyes. Like my nose caught a softball. Or a fist. That’s today. Pain […]
“Tell us what you really think”
There are lots of ways to shut down women when they are speaking. For me the one that stings the most – even more than being called bossy, intimidating, strident […]
