Personal Essays
Applying lessons from the School of New Feminist Thought to work, relationships, systems, and ourselves. Learn More.
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From Despair to Direction: On Finding my Life Purpose
How knowing what you’re here for comes in handy beyond battling existential dread.
Choosing Rest over Riches: My Close Call with a Career I Didn’t Actually Want
The story of how I got into- and out of- the online coaching business industry.
What I Got Out of NYC Climate Week
I didn’t have an elevator pitch for NYC Climate Week, and that was a huge win.
Climate Anxiety Resources
Eco-anxiety can be an occupational hazard for the climate worker. Here are some resources to help.
On Doing What I Want
Exploring degrowth, conscious capitalism, the Piccards, and why “because I want to” is a valid reason.
Is the Lizard Brain a Lie?
Exploring the term “lizard brain”, how the concept is helpful to understand our human behavior, and why I’m not going to use it anymore.
Let’s Fall in Love with a Problem
How our survival instincts and confirmation bias make it harder to solve problems, and what you can do about it.
West Virginia v. EPA
Media sensationalism was alive and well today after the SCOTUS decision in W Virginia v. EPA. I saw many interpretations and opinions represented as “news”, many of them outright misleading. Some were reputable news source headlines, others from Instagram accounts of organizations and individuals. All of them triggered someone in their audience into feeling angry, scared, hopeless, anxious, or powerless.
The Wise Owl and the Barking Dog
What to do when climate change activates your lizard brain.
Not here for a $10,000 coaching package
Coaching is worth every cent, even at high ticket prices. But most of us scoff at the price tag of personal development work NOT because we don’t think it’s worth it, but because we don’t think WE are worth it.
Let’s Talk about Guilt
A story of having my own back when my brain offered me lots of opinions.
Antarctica Is Melting
Perspective on my own power in the face of the most powerful ocean current on the planet.
Earlier Essay Collections
Time, Redesigned: How to Get Things Done with Purpose and Pleasure (2023)
On reimaging productivity while challenging traditional hustle culture. With actionable advice and personal reflections that center self-compassion, these essays delve into practical strategies for time management, planning for what matters, and creating systems that foster intentionality with ease.
Building a Better You: Essays on Mindset, Emotions, and Personal Growth (2021)
On exploring the foundations of personal development and emotional resilience. These essays tackle traditional life coaching topics like goal setting, exercise, and diet but from a non-traditional intersectional feminist lens, with a focus on authenticity, intentionality, and integrity.