It’s easy to romanticize the “simple life” (I’m guilty of it pretty much daily) but what happens when the simple, sustainable, satisfying life you set out to create turns into…something else entirely? Australian author and sustainability advocate Anna Featherstone experienced exactly this while she and her husband were running a “small” farm that, along the …
Strained mother-daughter relationships. Second-chance romances. Overcoming childhood trauma. And, finding your true self in midlife. What do these things have in common? They’re all themes in Kristen Mei Chase’s debut novel, A Thousand Miles to Graceland, as well as in her actual life. Listen in as Kristen and I discuss midlife mom-daughter relationships, parenting teenagers, …
Writing new stories in midlife, with novelist Kristen Mei Chase Read More »
“You’re enough.” “You’re amazing.” “You’re beautiful, just as you are.” Also: “Employ a growth mindset!” “Do better.” And, “This is your year to slay!” Everywhere we look, we see conflicting messages: you’re wonderful and deserving of acceptance just as you are, but – pssst – honestly, you could do a lot better. And at no …
Self-acceptance -vs- self-improvement: do they have to compete? Read More »
Sometimes the most impactful moments in our lives are when we do something very out of character. In this episode I talk with Sarah Powers, my business partner and cohost at The Mom Hour, about our very different personalities – Sarah’s more attuned to details and rules; I’m more of a free-spirit visionary – and …
That life-changing moment when you do something completely different, with Sarah Powers Read More »
When it comes to turning your long-held dreams into reality, what gets in your way? Is it the conviction they will matter, confidence that you can pull them off, or the consistency to follow through? In this special bonus episode of the Mother of Reinvention Podcast, I break down three essential elements of executing a …
The recipe for bringing dreams to life: Conviction + Confidence + Consistency Read More »
Does “reinvention” always mean some big, bold leap into a new future? Or, can it also mean adapting with grace to changing circumstances? And how does your stage of motherhood affect what “reinvention” may look like for you? In this special bonus episode of Mother of Reinvention, I muse over the difference between proactive and …
