Diversity Bookshelf Challenge
In my last episode on the Mother’s Quest Podcast, Desiree Lynn Adaway and Pamela Slim challenged me to read only books from authors of color for three months. I decided to start by analyzing just the bookshelf in my bedroom to first get a sense of baseline. Out of 63...
Celebrating Mother’s Quest Episodes of 2019
While the Mother's Quest Podcast takes a break between seasons, I thought it would be helpful to celebrate and share a summary of the episodes we released in Season Four. If you haven't listened yet, these are new to you! I hope these conversations help light the way...
Women Podcasters in Solidarity Season 2 – The Intersectional Impact of Gun Violence on our Communities
August 5, 2019 Almost two years ago now, I woke up to news of the events at the Charlottesville Rally and decided I could not be silent and do nothing. I decided I had a responsibility to use my voice and the platform I was building with the Mother's Quest Podcast to...
The Mother’s Quest #oneminutemommanifesto
Are you ready for a truly epic life? I remember the day I created the E.P.I.C. framework with a napkin and a pencil at my kitchen table. It was midnight and I had been having conversations in a private group all day with Harmony of the Good Life Project team about...
The Power of Tapping Into Your Future Self
Seven years ago, I found my first individual coaching client in Lisa Valerio, mindful mother to an autistic son. I'll never forget the day that I led Lisa through a future self meditation, inviting her to envision the most positive version of herself, and picture of...
What My Open Heart Surgery Taught Me About Coaching
A few weeks ago, in a workshop at Camp GLP, I was asked "what is your biggest scar and what's the story behind it?" It's had me thinking a lot about the eight inch scar from the top of my chest to inches above my belly button, a result of open heart surgery at the age...
Start the School Year with Intention – Say “Yes” to Investing in Yourself
This school year, we had two big milestones in our family...my oldest, Ryan, started high school and my youngest, Jacob, began kindergarten. We're now a few weeks in, and I'm grateful to say they've both transitioned beautifully, enjoying learning, making friends, and...
Mother’s Quest Tales of our Humanity #4 of 52
52 Mother's Quest Tales of our Humanity.... (4/52) Week Four This week, I reconnected with filmmaker Kirthi Nath. Kirthi and I crossed paths years ago, when she worked at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) and submitted a film from youth she mentored to the Project...
Mother’s Quest Tales of our Humanity #3 of 52
52 Mother's Quest Tales of our Humanity.... (3/52) Why these Tales? I had a conversation with another mother about the state of our country right now and how hard it has felt to stay connected to our humanity...to turn our sadness and anger into responsibility and...
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