Like A Girl

Does Meditation Even Work?

Does Meditation Even Work?

I considered different titles for this piece: If I Didn’t Meditate, Would I Be a Monster? Why Even Meditate If

It’s WOTY-Challenge Time!

It’s WOTY-Challenge Time!

In this last month of the year, two thoughts bubble up: What’s my word of the year (WOTY) and what’s my challenge?

Self-Discipline As Ease and a Path to Joy

Self-Discipline As Ease and a Path to Joy

On a recent morning, I experienced my self-discipline in a whole new way. I’ve always thought of self-discipline

Perfect Yoga in Reykjavik

Perfect Yoga in Reykjavik

We landed in Reykjavik at 6:30 a.m., jet-lagged from a too-short overnight flight. After a no-nap day, I went to

Running in My Head

Running in My Head

Some days I run in my body. Some days I run in my head. It’s not a hard and fast separation, of course (body and

Thinking About the T-Word While Riding a Mountain Bike

Thinking About the T-Word While Riding a Mountain Bike

The voice in my head, who I’ve named IO (pronounced ee-yo), doesn’t like the T-word. She says, “Don’t use that

Other Writing

Betrayed by Carmen Mola: What We Lose When a Female Author Turns Out to Be Three Men, A Women’s Thing

Decades of Feminism Haven’t Changed Gender Stereotypes in Comedy, A Women’s Thing

Edson Oda’s “Nine Days” Poses Questions About Women’s Agency and the Value of Life, A Women’s Thing

Self-Empathy Is Not Self-Indulgent, It’s Playful, Happy Brain Club

Meditating in the Third Person, Happy Brain Club

The Power of Restraint: What “WandaVision” Can Teach Us About Overcoming Challenges, A Women’s Thing

Psychedelics Teach Me the Joy and Power of Restraint, Happy Brain Club

A Zen Story to Level Up Your MIndfulness, Happy Brain Club

Chasing Down The (Essential and Elusive) Pause Between Thought and Action, Happy Brain Club

I Am Enough: How Psychedelics Helped Me Befriend the Negative Voices in My Head, Happy Brain Club

Intend More, React Less, Healthy Women

Fall Resolutions: Renewing Our Commitment to Our Well-Being, Healthy Women

Walmart CEO’s Servant Leadership Starts to Give Teeth to the Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation, CommPro.biz

Removing the Cilice of the Mind, Spirituality & Health magazine

Our Health is a Resource, Not a Goal, Healthy Women

What It Really Means To Run Like A Girl and Why We Want To, Healthy Women

Is Running Meditation a Real Thing?, Healthy Women

Original translation of Victor Hugo’s poem, The Toad in Lunch Ticket