The Blog
Create Peace With One Simple Habit
As many of you know, I strongly believe in the power of a routine and good daily habits. These daily practices give me a sense of structure, control, and achievement. One of my daily habits is journaling. Journaling is different from creative writing. It doesn’t require a formal education, a love of literature, spelling or grammatical skills,…
How Are You?
The other day, I was listening to a guided meditation, and the teacher asked, “How are you?” As a classic overthinker, my mind began to race. “How AM I?” Sometimes, a simple question can trigger a whole host of spiraling thoughts, especially for overthinkers. But before I could go too far down that rabbit hole, she quickly…
What’s On Your Bucket List?
I have always professed that my “bucket list” is relatively short. But at the top of my list was attending a Grand Slam at Wimbledon, which I finally did a few years ago, and it was spectacular. I have always thought bucket lists were synonymous with travel and adventure. However, at its core, these lists are about recognizing meaningful things to…
Never Too Old For a New Beginning
I was fired from my first secretarial job in Hollywood one month after graduating college. Despite the humiliation and panic of losing my first job, I still had a successful 30-plus-year career in television. When I retired from television, I decided to pivot and start a second career at 55, which is when I became a…
The Summer I Turned Sixty
Remember those back-to-school essays titled “What I Did Last Summer?” In the spirit of those memories and in celebration of my milestone birthday last month, I decided to create my own version for today’s podcast episode. Turning 60 feels like stepping into my Third Act. But instead of seeing it as just another chapter, I’m embracing it…
Small Moments That Change Everything
Almost 25 years ago, I was leaving ABC to take a new job running drama development for the USA network. Everyone thought I was crazy because cable had yet to make its mark in television. But as I was packing up my office, something told me to grab my copy of the original Monk script. We had developed…
End of Summer Blues
The other day, I talked with a client about her “End of Summer” blues. For her, it was about counting the remaining weekends of sunshine and pool time and ramping up to get the kids back to school. For me, it’s about losing the extra hours of playing sports in the late afternoon. Although I live in…
60 is the new 40
Okay, I will admit it. I had some not-so-positive thoughts about turning 60. I toyed with the idea of having a big party, but I am just not a “big party kind of gal.” What I really wanted for my birthday this year was to spend it with all of my daughters at home. However, with the three…
