I Have My Emotions, My Emotions Don’t Have Me Oh Iowa… On the day before spring break the skies opened and shook out a white velvet blanket of snow. And aside from a short stint in the 90s when I believed that a worthwhile and effective use of prayer was to pray for a snow […]
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Demand the Best for Yourself “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” EpictetusI know so many people who would be out the door and ready to go into battle for a friend without hesitation. Who fearlessly take on whoever stands in the way of their child getting the
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They Know You Are There They know you are there. I paused and listened for the signs that she was asleep, and convinced that she was, slowly started to slide my arm out from under hers. It’s something I’ve done countless times since the day she came home from the hospital and started sleeping next
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Are You Willing to Give Yourself a Report Card? Are you willing to give yourself a report card? A report card that held you accountable to the things that really matter? When Finley handed me her report card in the car today, she knew which section I was going to look at first. Not math,
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Leading & Parenting After 10 years of BMK being run from my home, I’m now traveling for speaking and leadership consulting work- which means time away from the girls and not always being home after school.The girls are not only supportive of the travel and offsite work that I’m doing, they have learned that the
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International Women’s Day It is International Women’s Day and it’s also almost 7pm and I’m heading home after a full day of meetings with clients at the University of Iowa Hospital. It’s because of the women who came before me that I am able to have those meetings where I am listened to with respect
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The Path of Vulnerability I’ll never forget the first time my vulnerability on social media was weaponized against me. Someone used my posts about recovering from bulimia and normalizing anxiety to call into question my ability to be a fit parent. They also included depression which I something I have never dealt with but 100%
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Feels Like Home As I headed back up the steps after watching players perform at the combine, I immediately saw something that made my heart smile. It was something that made me feel like I was home. And after a few days of feeling like I was the only one who didn’t know everyone- I
Building Our Identity “Ohhhh… I guess I can see that” – is usually the response I get when I answer “theatre” for what I got my degree in. As Finn and I waited for the show to start, I found myself thinking about identity. Identity is tricky because it starts young and starts wrong. We
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We All Make Mistakes I screwed up an important detail when planning my trip to Indy for the NFL Combine- time zone change.As I got into my car this morning to start the 5.5hr drive, an hour later than planned, I wasn’t stressed because I still would be arriving an hour early for my first
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