What Should Your Legacy Be?
My friend Carrie had escaped cancer. (hurrah!) However during the surgery and wait to find out if the mass was malignant or benign there was time, too much time, to think. Legacy. Purpose. Love. All the things we question when we face our own inevitable mortality....
How to Do the Whole30 Diet with a Toddler
“I like your stomach Mommy,” said my daughter Vivi. It’s all squishy.” Like many, I had Pandemic Body.™ But that wasn’t why I started the Whole30 Diet with a toddler in the house. Sure I was squishy but I was also slow, irritable and had regular rosacea breakouts...
How to Survive (and Enjoy) Going to a Wedding Solo …
Going to a wedding solo, without a date, always feels a bit uncomfortable. Kinda like you are the clownfish in a sea of coupled up lovers and schools of old friends. I just went to a wedding in southern Idaho where I only knew ONE person, the groom. The groom always...
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...
