This March for Women’s History Month, I want to recognize the women who have blazed trails challenging the status quo and making paths for generations of women to follow. These are women who have made history and are still…
Raise your hand if you’re the type of person who bites off more than she can chew — and then promptly gives up when it all just becomes too much. Now keep your hand up if your solution to…
Realign with your true desires so you can move into 2023 knowing exactly what you want: Looking back, there have been so many times in my life when I haven’t been aligned with what I want. When I’ve been…
Stop Fixing Yourself! Embracing Paradox in Your Path to Wholeness
When I was working in publishing, we had a name for the January publishing season: New Year, New You. We would publish books that focused on fresh starts for healing and change. I am not against change — our…
It feels as though we’ve made up for the glacial pace of 2020 with this year passing by in the blink of an eye! My instinct this time of year is to slow things down, to enjoy the deep…
From 2020 to 2021, we’ve seen a lot of ‘firsts’ for women. First female vice president, first female secretary of treasury, and several ‘first’ female CEOs of major national brands, including the first black female Fortune 500 CEO (that…
Empathy Moves Mountains: The First Step in Creating the World We Want to Live In
When people we love, our communities, and the entire world are at their most vulnerable, my first impulse is to jump to “fix-it” mode. Yet recently I have realized that this can be a diversion, a way to avoid…
Grassroots, Love, and Activism: 3 Videos to Inspire
When we feel the call to stand, when we know we must act, it helps to draw inspiration from the trailblazers. Eve Ensler, Marianne Williamson, and Dr. Jane Goodall, each an EWLive alumna, spring to mind as women who live…
5 Valuable Business Insights via Alaskan Backroads Biking Trip
Do lessons learned outdoors apply to the office setting? For Kate Purmal they do. And with over 15 years of experience as CEO, COO and CFO, and a stellar record both as a business advisor and consultant for Moonshot launches, we’re…
A 21st century woman who’s looking for a lucrative and in-demand field in which to start a career—or a business—may want to consider the skilled trades. While women have not traditionally filled job roles like electrician, carpenter, welder, or…
At the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit, the Dalai Lama predicted that Western women will save the world. At the time, I believed that he was speaking about the impressive panel of female attendees, including three Nobel peace laureates, the…
After decades of interviewing gurus for her multimedia publishing company Sounds True, Tami Simon has picked up the mic to share some insights of her own. Her new audiobook, Being True: What Matters Most in Work, Life & Love, brims with 30 years of wisdom gleaned both…
Throughout my years of working with women, there is a conversation that I have over and over. The specific details vary, but the bottom line is that an enormous number of women have lost their desire for physical intimacy….
Last week, I visited the webpage of a coaching school someone I know is considering. On the school’s homepage, a graduate of the program boasted that the school’s methodology had enabled her to teach her clients to be “unstoppable.”…
What a gift to be in the presence of an artist who can put the weight of our collective sadness, shame, hope and love into words for us, so that we may both process the trauma and do everything in…
A Room of One’s Own: Why we need sacred spaces in order to create.
A few months ago, we had a feng shui master and his wife over for dinner. His wife and I were talking about our creative writing ventures and, when the master overheard, he chimed in with the simple question,…
Dear Emerging Women, As long as I can remember I have wanted to be “psychic.” As a young girl I’d squeeze my eyes shut and beg for a sign, a flicker of communication from a higher power to help me navigate…
Emerging Women Power Night Power Night Boulder will explore the dimensions of living the truth of who we are through feminine power. You will experience real connection, intentional circles, speakers, book signings, live poetry and groove. The line-up for…
It was the dawn of a new chapter in the life of someone I love dearly, my oldest daughter Katherine. She was turning twelve years old and I knew deep within my being that I wanted to help ignite the next part…
We’re Not Waiting 117 Years – Inspiration for International Women’s Day
The World Economic Forum predicts it will take until 2133 to achieve gender parity. Wait… what? The year 2133? That’s 117 years from now, people. Do we really want to wait four generations to achieve what we know will…
Women leaders are faced with numerous challenges in their careers. No matter what type of work you do, it can sometimes be difficult to sort through all the “small stuff” that naturally rolls across your desk, while staying focused…
