Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to speak to 90+ Head Start administrators, teachers and assistants. The person who invited me said, “Our staff do so much to help the children and their families and sometimes it gets overwhelming. Right now, I think they are exhausted.”On the day of the event and right before heading to the lectern one of the organizers told me, “Last year we had an Elvis impersonator.”Uh oh, I had taken a more serious approach to this assignment. Sure they would laug... Read Full Story

I can see it now. One hundred years into the future, there will be a woman who decides to write about the tortures women of the early 21st century endured.She would be writing about what they did. "They literally punched holes in odd places. They punched holes in their earlobes. Not only this, needles were used. How crazy is that?"She would also report that she discovered pictures of women with bellybutton, nose, lip and tongue rings. "Some of them had multiple puncture wounds. Men did it to... Read Full Story

In my latest book for mothers of tweens, Helping Our Daughters Live Powerful Lives, I take a lesson from the movie Ice Princess. Joan Carlyle, based on her own experiences, believes she knows what’s best for her daughter, Casey.As an academician Joan has always pushed Casey in a similar direction. In the beginning her daughter plays along.Near the end of the movie Casey tells a Harvard interviewer she must chase another dream.Finally Casey realizes it is her heart that must decide what to do ... Read Full Story

Over the last few weeks, I have been editing my first book. Yes, the book is getting a face lift! And hopefully will come out error free. Well...at least we'll make a really good go at it. Below is an excerpt that is in keeping with our current theme. I wanted to share with you because I thought it might be helpful for those of you still struggling with the "next" step.Dream Excerpted from My JournalAs I was finishing up the duties assigned to me in my old life, I had a very revealing dream. ... Read Full Story

There’s a book I read a couple of years back by Maria Nemeth titled Mastering Life's Energies. (Incase you are wondering, I am not affiliated with Maria's program.) And it’s also a book I recently sent to a friend who is struggling with the “what now” question. My friend is not happy at work and knows there is something more she is to be doing.While reading one of her emails, I remembered the book and how it helped me. Then I mailed it to her.And then as is typical for me, I accidentally ra... Read Full Story

Today's featured guest is Chynna T. Laird. Chynna is the author of "I'm Not Weird, I Have SPD." To learn more about Chynna visit her websites: http://www.lilywolfwords.ca/ and http://www.lilywolfwords.blogspot.com/.Enjoy her article posted below. We both love comments, feedback and questions.My Sensational ChildWhen Jaimie was two-and-a half, she was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).We were both relieved and frustrated.Honestly, I’d never heard of SPD. I’d heard of Autism, As... Read Full Story

I am revamping my first book. Yes, it's getting a new title and face lift. I am excited about it and will share the new cover with you here, once I get the final draft.While going through this process, I taking time to re-read the book. I want to find those errors and typos that got by us during the first publishing attempts.Doing this brings me back into the material and the voices of the women who talked to me and others about their lives.Here are some of their words (some in the book and s... Read Full Story

Excerpted from my first book, Grab the Queen Power: Live Your Best Life! (2005).Several years ago, I made the decision to develop a greater awareness of my intuitive nature. Although I have always been highly sensitive to the feelings of others, I wasn’t born with an elevated ability to interpret my intuitive whispers. It took practice and time. The key was trusting myself and acting on the messages I received.The next move is to make a pledge. “I promise myself that I will take action based... Read Full Story

When I wrote my first book, we ended up with lots of quotations that were not used. My editor put them all together on one page and we ended up including them in the book. She titled it:My Momma Done Told Me. No, these weren't things my mother told me. Although some of the sayings were heard by many of us as we grew up. Primarily, these are things the women interviewed were told by their caregivers and also some of their random thoughts about life in general.Behave yourself and remember w... Read Full Story

For many women as we grow closer to middle age, we’ve put our energy toward “other” priorities. Family. Home. Professional Career. This isn’t a bad thing. Simply choices we’ve made about what was most important to us at the time.Marianne Williamson wrote a book for women approaching the middle age mark. In The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife she reminded me, “Whomever it is you were born to be, whatever lessons you were born to learn, now it is time to get serious and get going.”I ... Read Full Story