9 principles for navigating life’s unexpected twists and turns. “Only from the ashes of who we once were, can we rise up to become who we’re meant to be…” There comes a time in each of our lives when everything seems like it’s falling apart, our relationships unravel, our health declines, our finances crumble, and […]

Stop fighting against yourself and create lasting emotional wellness. Have popular tactics for emotional healing and mental health failed you? Does it seem like you can’t get out of your mental and emotional rut no matter how many positive psychology techniques you try? You’re not alone. The reason many of us get emotionally stuck is […]

Wives, mothers and career women – we have all fallen victim to the silent epidemic that is, literally… letting ourselves go. Not the weight-gain, makeup-free, yoga-pants routine. Little by little, we have allowed our preferences, interests, and individuality to slip away until we no longer recognize ourselves outside of our role as wives, mothers, or […]

Not your typical travelogue. Instead, this book is organized by the nature of the experience the author had while traveling. I am an avid world traveler. I have lived in a variety of international locations, and I have both studied abroad and taught abroad. I have backpacked, camped out, stayed at youth hostels, and now, […]

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas […]

A practical, compassionate framework for expat women reinventing their careers and identity abroad, especially in midlife, after 40, 50, and beyond. This book is for you if: – you’re stuck in a career that no longer feels meaningful– you’re in midlife and wondering how to start over without starting from zero– you’re asking yourself how […]

You know exactly what you need to do. You’re just not doing it. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you lack motivation. Because in the split second between deciding and doing, something in your nervous system flinches, and before your brain can intervene, you’re checking email, scrolling your phone, reorganizing your desk, doing anything except […]

Most people believe that the true key to becoming ultra-wealthy lies in some sort of “secret,” a kind of well-kept secret that’s extremely “hush-hush,” and only realized by a small amount of the elite, or a privileged few. But, actually, this isn’t the case at all. In fact, these super-rich individuals realize that their money […]

Italy is easy to love. Much harder to explain. Why does one word like boh seem to contain an entire philosophy? Why can a family lunch feel like a performance, a negotiation, and an emotional event all at once? Why does everyday life in Italy so often seem chaotic, dramatic, irrational, and absolutely brilliant? A […]