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There have been moments in my career when staying true to my values felt like an act of rebellion. Not because I wanted to defy anyone, but because the systems I worked within were built to reward compliance more than conscience. As a school leader, I often found myself standing in that tension — the invisible intersection between values and expectations. It’s a place that every woman leader eventually finds herself: the crossroads between what we know to be right and what th

Have you ever resisted a part of yourself that’s been trying to emerge for years? That quiet voice that says there’s more to me than this  — but you keep silencing it because life feels too demanding, too practical, too full? For me, that voice was the artist inside me. For decades, I resisted calling myself an artist. Growing up, art was never spoken about as an option. Livelihood meant stability. Success meant following a linear path — study hard, get a good job, and work y

The Life You Didn’t Choose: Resilience There are moments that divide a life into before  and after. Before the diagnosis. Before the...

There are moments in life when the ground beneath you gives way, when all the plans you’ve carefully made scatter like sand in the wind....

The idea that the pandemic was a time of personal reckoning, could not be more true for me. The pandemic coincided with other meaningful...

Of all of my identities, I am most aware of what it means to be a woman. As women we have great creative power, deep capacity for empathy...

Throughout my life I have intentionally engaged in reflective practices. Although most people see me as an extrovert, I actually spend...

For some of us, the start of a new school year feels exciting and comfortable. School is a familiar place. It might even feel like an...

The ocean is a special place for me. It washes away my stress and otherwise heals my body and soul. It also gives me perspective,...

I’m not a trained artist. I didn’t go to art school, nor was I raised in a family of artists. I learned the fundamentals of art in public...