Always optimistic, generous and collaborative - I felt like I was lucky when opportunities came my way, or when what I thought were small investments in people paid off in large dividends. I think on some level I always knew that the more I gave, the more I received.

Women are, in fact, financially literate despite how we are portrayed or how we are compared to men. However, even those of us who are confident in our skill set, can sometimes feel vulnerable when it comes to talking about our finances.

As social services lag and wane in the U.S., women are increasingly bearing the load contributing to rising mental health challenges. What can we do to honor our personal paths, reject the gallery calls to get back in the kitchen and avoid burning ourselves out?

For women, our work lives and personal lives are often blurred - and because we bring our personal integrity to everything we do, we cannot deny that the job we choose is going to influence our home lives. How can we bring the two in line?

Taking back my time and asserting myself when I was at my lowest was hard - and sometimes I failed - but I knew I needed to keep trying because when I was successful, it gave me the strength to keep going.

Dear America:  If you think D.E.I. doesn’t impact you, you’re wrong - no matter how you see yourself.

As I sat down to capture my thoughts in the last several hours of 2024, I did so with less levity than I think most people would expect - including myself. What was on my mind? Water skiing.

My values were pushing me to act ahead of having a real plan, but it wasn't a leap of faith. That push was stronger than any fear I had at the time, but the fears did come - and leveling with each of them was vital to moving forward.

My daughter’s recent comment about Kamala’s voice wasn’t political. It was flippant - and triggering. How do we teach our daughters to feel the weight of their words without slowing them down?

After 27 years, I woke up on a dark Monday morning and wrote my company a resignation letter. Why was it so easy to say goodbye?