Moms Empowering Moms

Yesterday was a huge day for me. My oldest child, Olivia, who’s 6, learned to ride her bike without training wheels. The process was fascinating and, as a mother, I couldn’t be prouder. I actually can’t stop thinking about it… the whole process of it inspired this post about failing forward. Are you familiar with [...]

 As a mom entrepreneur, it’s sometimes hard to find the balance between business and family. Especially since I LOVE what I do, and I just want to do it all the time! I know there are a lot of women out there who can relate… this is a common battle that we all face, particularly [...]

It’s hard to believe another year has passed us by… This time of year always feels so refreshing to me… as we let go of the ‘old’ and welcome the ‘new’ into our lives. I have to say, as I sit here thinking about the past year, I’m feeling a ton of gratitude. I’m so [...]

I recently attended a leadership conference for my company. We got to spend a week in the beautiful mountains in Estes Park, Colorado surrounded by a community of extraordinary people who are up to big things and really making a difference in the world. We spent the week going deep… we had amazing training sessions, [...]

Today was painful. But it was worth it. Today I learned something on an experiencial level that I’ve ‘known’ for years intellectually. Today I actually got it. I’m currently participating in a Crossfit training class that I go to about 3 times/week. It’s definitely one of the most intense workouts I’ve ever tried (and I’ve [...]

For the last 5 years, since my first daughter was born, I’ve been trying to get back into the shape I was in before having kids (unsuccessfully).   I recently booked a beach house for this summer for me and my kids and decided that if I’m going to be spending time on the beach [...]

I had an amazing conversation with my 5-year-old daughter last night. We were driving through Boulder at about 9:00pm (much later than she’s typically up at night), and there was still quite a bit of traffic and the town was hopping. Olivia, my 5-year-old, asked, “What are all of these people doing up so late?”. [...]

Just a few days ago, I was reconnecting w/ a friend that I hadn’t spoken to in a few months. He was asking me how my 10-day silent retreat went and what I got out of it. I was telling him how one of the biggest things I got was how I had been living [...]

Last week, I had the honor of being interviewed by Sharon Silver on her radio show, Getting to the Heart of the Matter… a phenomenal show that focuses on mom entrepreneurs. If you missed the live broadcast, you can listen to a recorded version of it here. The date of the show was April 8, [...]

I know that this post may cause a bit of irritation and/or controversy, but I just learned a SERIOUSLY valuable lesson in regard to my attachment to my kids and felt the need to share it. I recently returned from being at a silent meditation retreat for 10 days. This retreat and technique (called Vipassana) [...]