Frazzled Coping Strategies – What to Do When You Lose your Phone (Again)
Do You Feel Like Beaker from The Muppets? I Do. Some might call me frazzled. Others, an overly imaginative soul. They are not wrong. I am chronically afraid I left the burner on, the door unlocked, and lost my phone in the toilet. No, not because I am OCD (have you...
Are Your Memories Real, Even When Disputed by Family?
Dueling Memories I’m back in Montana with family. One of our favorite pastimes is to recount old stories and memories of our late relatives, those loveable yet fallible characters that came to Montana for homesteading, gold, and other adventures. Of course, because...
Is the Love for Your Child Dysfunctional? Relax, it’s Normal …
“True or false: If you’re not frustrated with your kids, you’re not spending enough time with them…” “But I love spending EVERY second with my daughter,” I said aghast. An older, wiser mom looked at me, laughed and poured herself more wine. You haven’t entered the...
I Asked 13 People Who Taught Them to Love; Their Answers Will Surprise You
How we love shapes who we are and how we relate to the world. It often dictates how we view ourselves and what we think we can achieve. So where did this start? Who or what taught us about love in the first place? Was it a romance that spun us out of control? Was it a...
Is Resentment Poisoning Your Life? 5 Tips to Move On
“Remember, Heidi,” said my neighbor as I complained. “Resentment is like drinking poison hoping the other person dies.” I nodded. I had been doing so well on my positivity journey . But today I wanted to show everyone my middle finger. Yup - I had swallowed A LOT of...
Do You Really Suck or is it Imposter Syndrome?
My stomach lurched, my head felt light. I wanted to run into my bedroom and bury myself under the covers. No, I didn’t have a weird covid variant. I was about to present work to our CEO. Imposter Syndrome rushed through my body. “You don’t belong here,” my brain told...
Why You Can’t Find the One (and Why It’s Ok): Part 3
“And then like that, he was gone. Why is it so hard to keep the one, after we find them?” asked Katie. Katie had just experienced another heart wrenching breakup. She’s been chasing “the one” for 20 frantic years. Career, social life, and self identity were hastily...
When People Don’t Want to Hear Your Truth
Other people shut down my truth “Look at the abundance you have. Get a grip, Heidi.” I spit out my coffee. Woah. I was being accused of “broadcasting my woes” as a one dimensional banshee. These weren’t the type of Instagram comments I expected at 6am. The comments...
2020 Destroyed My Life, So I’m Creating a New One
2020 Destroyed My Life as I Knew It. Before the 2020 pandemic, I had a committed partnership, a house in a beautiful neighborhood and a cush job in innovation where I was flown to New York to speak at conferences. As I walk out of the pandemic in Spring 2021,...
Five Awesome Things the Pandemic Has Done for Me (The Pandemefits)
The pandemic has tested my family’s sanity. We’ve turned our house into a joint office / daycare center. We multitask endless zoom calls alongside dishwasher unloading, toddler butt wiping (video off) and remote happy hours (video on)…..
