I want to take you back to March 2020, two weeks before the pandemic lockdowns began. I was heading “back” to work after taking 16 weeks of maternity leave with my son, which really meant that I’d hired a nanny to watch him for a few days per week while…

Luis was buried in emails. He was buried in deadlines. And he was buried in anxiety. He woke up each morning, created a 10-item to do list, and then spent his entire day fielding requests from clients over email rather than actually finishing up that list. He came to my…

When I got news of the bomb, I was at mile 23, walking towards the finish line. I was in my first year of journalism school at Boston University and we’d been assigned to cover one of the city’s largest sporting events: the Boston Marathon. …

Now that you’re your own boss, you need to knowing what you care about at work I first tried freelancing in 2015. I was so burned out by my journalism job that I needed an escape, fast. …

My plan for taking 12 weeks off when my first kid arrives — When I found out that I was pregnant, one of my first thoughts was, What about my small business? How in the world would I run my writing and editing business while taking care of a baby? And perhaps most importantly, how would I take maternity leave now that I…

I was pregnant and uncomfortable, but yoga helped me get through — I took my first yoga class when I was 13 and it was not love at first sight. …

Trash drafts, your best writing time, and knowing when it’s time to get up — Today someone at my co-working space asked me how I deal with those days when I just don’t want to write. I offered three pieces of advice. 1. Write a Trash Draft A lot of my writing coaching clients come to me asking for help with their writer’s block. One woman, in particular, was very…

Welcome to the new world of brain-sensing and brain-training devices — It’s 4 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon and I’m sitting on the couch, surrounded by the noises of a virtual rainstorm. I’m wearing a metallic headband that loops behind my ears and across my forehead, stuck tight to my skin with suction. As I sit still, the headband hums slightly…

Those supportive DMs and niche Facebook groups can have a positive impact on your well-being — In 2016, 39-year-old Arizona resident Laura Willard became ill, but nobody could figure out what was wrong with her. She gasped for air after walking up the stairs, had serious heart issues, and half of her face drooped. Her eyes were red, her muscles twitched nonstop, and all of her…