Why you can’t afford to miss Emerging Women Live 2015
“How can we go to this? Women just like us! This needs to happen!!!” That was the commentary I sent, along with the link to register for Emerging Women Live 2014, to my buddy Nat on April 5th last…
When we are emerging, we feel that nothing can stop us, right? We feel the fire of our own inner alignment, and the clarity of our truth is rocket fuel for making our dreams manifest. We ride high on…
At the beginning of the year, in a letter from Emerging Women’s founder, Chantal, she asks the community, “How Big is your BIG?” In that letter, Chantal illustrates the exciting possibilities of the New Year and sets an intention to…
Promise Phelon Blows Up the Stage at Power Night Boulder
Do you perform and pretend? Promise Phelon does, and raises millions while she’s at it. The instantly engaging CEO of Boulder’s TapInfluence rocked the crowd of over 200 entrepreneurs, executives and creatives at June’s Power Night Boulder. And though there’s…
On Instagram, #weddingplanning boasts nearly 500,000 posts. Pinterest has thousands of boards dedicated to “wedding inspiration.” You’ve seen them, right? Have you seen how a quick Google search reveals countless articles on the average cost of a wedding last year and how the more…
The 5-Day Relationship Cleanse: Time for that Spring Detox
It’s spring, and you know what that means: buh-bye snow and time to do some cleaning! But it’s not the typical green smoothie cleanse I’m craving. I’m spring-cleaning the mess of feelings I’ve padded myself with this winter. As…
Power Practice #11 – Manage Your Stress In Any Situation
Understanding and being able to manage your emotions is one of the most important and most empowering life skills you can develop. When your distressing emotions aren’t taken care of in a productive way, they can become the root of all of…
Dear Emerging Women, On May Day – the 1st of May – I experienced three miracles in my life. Ready? Image from Crossroads by Jenna Greene Miracle #1 – I am on time for a school function. It’s exactly…
Meet the lucky winner of our Gaiam TV + Emerging Women Live contest: Suzana Zavila Pejovic. Suzana and a friend will be joining us in San Francisco in October to see Dr. Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dr. Tererai Trent and…
Greetings from New York City! I’m in the midst of a three-city tour (Austin, NYC, and Boston), pitching Emerging Women to investors, meeting our community, and connecting with friends, old and new. On trips like this I’m always amazed by how important each…
In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day, we’re celebrating 8-extraordinary women who have continuously advocated and rallied for our earth. These women work endlessly to implement policies and enact change to preserve and protect our environment – from…
Dear Friends, Do any of you out there have the crazy habit of always trying to accomplish everything on your own? My hand is raised here because I am guilty of this a thousand times over. Well-trained in the…
Hello Friends and Loved Ones, One of the things I appreciate most about my life is that I live in an area surrounded by dramatic expressions of nature – Boulder, Colorado. Mountains, creeks, wildflowers and endless hiking trails are…
Running a start-up with limited capital is tough, right? You know you have a brilliant idea, and you know you could ROCK THE WORLD if you just had a little cash to implement it. So you shop your genius…
Dear Emerging Women, Ah, money. Money, money, money, money (…..money)! These days, I can’t keep the refrain from the O’Jays song out of my head. To be completely transparent, we have big plans for the growth of Emerging Women,…
Dear loved ones, It’s the week of love here at our household. Making valentines, planning a date with my husband, figuring out the candy limit for the kiddos – we’re all about it. Sure, as a culture we seem…
Like anything transformational, self-compassion only comes alive through practice. Here is my simple approach to this powerful practice – culled from the amazing self-compassion authors Tara Brach, Kristin Neff and Kelly McGonigal, plus bits and pieces from a lot of…
Dear Friends, Have any of you out there felt that you need to work really hard, climb high hills, carry big stones, and develop callouses on your hands in order to make big things happen? I have. Truthfully, I…
Unleashing, Unhooking and Understanding – EWLive14 Souvenirs
As we transition into the second month of a new year, it feels like time to start reaching back and pulling those soulful souvenirs from EWLive14 into the forefront of our consciousness again. In this ongoing series, we’ll share…
Dear Emerging Women, I love January because it is such an internal time of year. This is a time of curling inward to reach that deepest part of our selves that knows just what we need in order to…
Authentic Success in the New Year ~ with a little help from Liz Gilbert
If you’re like me, you get a warm feeling when you read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Facebook posts. She is a true role-model – not simply because she is a successful New York Times best-selling author, but because her she is constantly examining…
