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Not Saying No, Does Not Mean Yes

It was ten years ago. She was 27 and he was 60. He was a powerful man who could advance her career, and she was willing to meet with him...

Because Oprah Said It

I admit it, I was a little miffed when Oprah came on 60 minutes to uncover a “Life changing story”—her discovery of the ACE report and...

Lift Our Voices

It was my first real job. I was 16 years old and working as a check-out clerk at a local grocery store. I loved the independence of...

Healing The Silent Survivors

Several years back I was sitting around a kitchen table chatting with two friends with whom I am very close. One of them was Paula (name...

The Truth About Vulnerability

Vulnerability has been a buzz word ever since researcher Brene Brown’s TED talk went viral in 2011. According to Brown, allowing...

The Empathy Test

Can we feel empathy in our bodies? What exactly does it feel like? How will we know when we feel it? Try this little test. Click on the...

Meet My Friend, Shame

Not too long ago I received an email from a new friend. We had just spent five days together with several colleagues working on a book of...

Chasing Well-Being

I recently attended the Women’s Conference in Boston, MA. For one full day, thirteen thousand women—mostly from the corporate...