I was listening Brené Brown's Dare To Lead podcast with Priya Parker this week and they touched on something I knew I had to share with you: MICRO-REJECTIONS. Here’s what they look like as we start to come back together - and how to deal with them.

I've been feeling really overwhelmed the past few weeks. I'll admit - I was a little puzzled about it. Work had been busy and I'd had about a week and a half where I'd overcommitted myself, but nothing too extreme. I kept pondering. Puzzling. And then I realized the exact cause: I HAVE A LIFE AGAIN.

For the first time in a long time I can feel a forward momentum towards "normal." Over the past year I've seen a ton of social media posts questioning what "normal" we want to go back to - both individually and collectively. If you haven't stopped to ask yourself that question, now is the time. Here are three questions to help you out.

This morning I heard something that I immediately knew I had to share: It's not about getting over, it's about growing through. That hit me DEEP. So often we just want to get over the hard things - and, let's be honest, sometimes other people just want us to get over them, too.

We've gone through so much uncertainty for so long that we're all searching for places we can have control. Perfecting and overdoing is one way to do that. But there's another way to gain control: SAYING NO and DOING LESS.

I used to feel most of my big emotions in private. I'd cry on my own. Wallow solo with wine and ice cream and the Hallmark channel. Sob within the safe confines of my condo. And THEN I'd talk to my friends or family. AFTER the messy middle. When I could constructively share my emotions without actually SHOWING them. No more.

I realized in that moment of disappointment that I hadn’t touched a single living thing in two weeks. No hugs. No handshakes. No simple touch of the arm. Nothing. That’s when the tears started.

I got on a call with my coach yesterday and started talking about something that I thought was completely unrelated to the pandemic - and then 50 minutes into our 60 minute call I broke down in tears because I missed people SO MUCH.