Welcome to
SPARK INSIGHTS
A space to get the inspiration or insight you need to tackle the day.
INTRODUCING YOUR INNER BOARD MEMBERS
The Inner Board Members are my visual teaching tool to help show you how and where your thoughts and emotions are hanging out, AND how to use them to your advantage. Learn more about each of them below:
Spark POSTS to Start Your Day:
Creating Hope in the Messy Middle
Eleven years ago, on September 10th, I spoke to my mom for the last time. Three days later, on September 13th, I watched her take her last breath. She was 66. Mother and daughter relationships are complicated. They hold deep love and real tension, sometimes at the...
Energy Leadership: The Science Behind Your Inner Board Members
You just snapped at someone you love — and immediately felt terrible about it. You said yes to something you desperately wanted to say no to. You’re lying awake at 2am replaying a situation that happened three days ago. There’s a difficult conversation you know you...
“Suck It Up” Is Not a Leadership Strategy
For those of us who built our careers before mental health was something you could actually talk about, let me ask you something. Did you love it? Did you love being told to suck it up? Did you love working for bosses with no emotional range beyond "get it done"? Did...
Women’s Stress is a Leadership Problem We Keep Ignoring.
The women in your organizations are remarkable. They are contributors, innovators, team builders, and culture shapers. The individual contributors holding critical institutional knowledge. The mid-level managers bridging strategy and execution. The senior leaders...
Your Leadership Ripple: How You Show Up Shapes Everything and Everyone Around You
You are creating a ripple right now, whether you're conscious of it or not. It's Women's History Month, and I find myself thinking about a conversation I had recently with a group of 16 remarkable women. We gathered to talk about what matters most — what we're...
Where Did the Perfectionism Masquerade Begin?
Perfectionism masquerades as success. But on the inside, it chips away at who we really are—our confidence, happiness, peace, and health. But where did this masquerade start? That's the question I want you to sit with today. Most people don't realize this, but your...
My Word for 2026: TRUST
Last week, I was about to jump into the new year, and work as usual. But my Inner Leader stopped me. She told me to pause and reflect. So I did. I sat down and looked back at everything I went through and accomplished in 2025, and let me tell you, it was a lot. I...
BE Powerful: I Am Self-ish Podcast Feature
A huge thank you to Will Wright, host and creator of the I Am Self-ish podcast. I had a great time chatting with you! Episode description: In this episode of the I Am Self-ish podcast, host Will Wright is joined by someone who truly embodies this work:...
Who Do You Want to Be This Holiday Season?
Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Awareness. (Like the jelly-of-the-month club, it’s the gift that keeps on giving!) Here’s the holiday truth we forget… No one needs more clutter or stuff.Your home doesn’t need to be a Hallmark movie worthy. You and the people you care...
Breaking the Pattern of “Doing” So You Can Just Be
How often do you catch yourself moving through life on autopilot, checking the boxes, meeting the deadlines, and keeping up with the endless responsibilities of work and home? For many of us, “doing” has become the default. We power through, we hold it together, and...
SPARK MOMENTS TO KEEP YOU GOING

