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Say it Imperfectly
How to share hard things before you have the words
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A Letter from the Other Shore
What I've been up to since reemerging from the abyss
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Learning to Love My Pain
This past weekend at a retreat, I was guided by my friend and coach Derek Haswell through a visualization experience where I would meet my “future…
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September 2024

Does This Need to Be a Goal?
A process for cutting unnecessary goals and setting intentions in their place
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Life Without Goals
I love it when someone names something I’ve always known deep down, but have never been able to put into words.
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August 2024

I'm Joining Downshift as a Coach and Facilitator
How we’ll be helping high performers navigate transition with intention
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How to Bring a Community to Life
Part III of my series on Emergent Community Design
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Enoughness is Here
When I find myself dwelling on the past or the future, it’s always because I think I need to do something to feel like I’m enough.
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Default to Spaciousness
My friend Ben took the train up from Manhattan to spend the day hiking in the Hudson Valley together.
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July 2024

A Guided "Somatic Community Design" Meditation
An exercise to help you tune into your intuition when designing and facilitating community.
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What is Emergent Community Design?
Part two of my four-part series on emergent community design
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Finding My Femininity
I recently told my therapist that I think I’m more feminine than most men I know.
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