The seventh in a fifteen-part short series, Meet the Writer. These posts were originally written as part of a #meetthewriter challenge facilitated by author Beth Kempton. The names I go by have been the subject of much thought for most of my life. It’s always been clear that my name breaks the mold of what […]
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The second of a fifteen-part short series, Meet the Writer. These posts were originally written as part of a #meetthewriter challenge facilitated by author Beth Kempton. I was 5 when I wrote my first story. I had actually started writing the piece as a journal entry, but the moment I started writing, the words immediately
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This post shares a personal reflection by the author as I contemplate what these shifts in perspective mean for new content I may begin to share here. For years, I’ve carved off pieces of myself to fit within the mold of the expectations each required. The reality is that my combination of neurodivergence always demands
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In this post, I talk about how I created my dream pendulum: a cat pendulum with a cat as the swinging pointer, and chakra beads on the pendulum chain! I also share a story about how I have been able to tap into intuitive wisdom by working with a pendulum. The purrfect pendulum doesn’t ex-
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An intuitive Tarot journaling reflection exercise you can do with Tarot or any kind of deck. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on how different this summer feels, and pulled some cards that embody those feelings. It’s a great moment to check in while we’re nearing halfway between the Solstice in June and Equinox in September. The energy currently
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In early 2023, there was a post that circulated on LinkedIn that encouraged people to smile more, because smiling could change how someone feels. I’m all for smiling – I do it a lot. But where is the line between faking it until you make it and toxic positivity? This quick read on optimism versus
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Are you skilled at really listening to yourself? I’m not talking about confidence here, by the way. The skill of adeptly listening to ourselves is, in fact, a key leadership skill that falls into the emotional intelligence bucket of leadership proficiencies. It’s not fluff. Listening to ourselves has sometimes been painted as either “fluffy” at worst
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As someone who loves leadership, teaches leadership, and lives and breathes people-centered, equitable, high-performance leadership, I am bringing discussion of leadership from its compartmentalized place on LinkedIn and purely professional and educational circles to this entrepreneurial space. Let’s talk about where we’re going as leaders and why leadership reflection matters. Where are we going? Over
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It’s the Capricorn New Moon this week, which brings fascinating energy near the time of the Solstice (regardless of whether you’re in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere). Here is a Tarot spread you can use to make the most of this energy. Capricorn New Moon In myth, Capricorn transformed from a satyr into a seagoat
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The energy of this weekend’s full moon is an interesting combination this moon cycle. There’s the action-oriented, forward motion of Aries and the contemplative, wounded healer energy of Chiron in retrograde. Don’t worry if you don’t know what that means, you don’t actually need to. The October Full Moon Tarot Spread below will do all the
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