Let's talk about what no one tells you about building a career and a life that actually feels like yours. The Career Path Was Never a Straight Line We were sold a story early on. Go to school, pick a field, work your way up. The metaphor was always a ladder — climb steadily, don't look down, don't step off. But here's the truth I've seen play out with hundreds of women: the most meaningful, fulfilling careers rarely look like ladders. They look more like a winding trail throu

I’ve been reading one of Father Greg Boyle’s books. G, as he is called, works with gang members, young people whose entire mindset is centered around violence and group identity. He shares stories about times that he got angry, frustrated, shaking his fist at the sky, and helplessness- not knowing what to do next. I was thinking about his stories and also about conversations I had with Dolores Huerta, a community organizer who has taught hundreds about meaningful equity and h

If you've ever thought, "The world is on fire and I'm supposed to just... function?" — yeah. Same. And you're not alone in feeling that way. As a therapist who works with burnout and trauma, I hear this constantly. And here's what I want you to know right off the bat: that feeling isn't a personal failure. It's actually a totally predictable response to being a human in the age of infinite, relentless, emotionally charged information. Our nervous systems were never built