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Do It Scared It started about a year and a half ago, when I was stretched to the very end of my rope in my job as a first grade teacher and made up my mind that […]

The Balancing Act Managing your Mental Load “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” ~Lou Holtz Many days you come home, exhaust […]

Balancing the Mental Load: A Working Woman’s Reality and Response I’m a mom, a wife, a nonprofit CEO, and a graduate student. My calendar is full—overflowing, honestly. That means I’m also the keeper of the f […]

My Body Knows All Last summer, I threw my back out. Like “out-out,” as in could not sit or stand or move in any direction without feeling pain. It was not a del […]

The Invisible Weight: Why Women Often Carry the Mental Load at Home and at Work A few years ago, my friend Sarah told me about a moment that stopped her in her tracks. She and her husband were hosting a family dinner. The […]

The Glass Marbles I Refused to Drop I used to think being successful—at work, at home, as a partner, friend, and professional—meant giving 100% everywhere. All the time. I now rea […]

Understanding and Overcoming Without question we are in a period of economic transition. New words and concepts are becoming increasingly common place in our […]

Stop? Slow? Feels more like GO! There are a lot of reasons for our clients – and ourselves for that matter – to throw on the brakes right now. A LOT of reasons. It feels lik […]

The Juggle Is Real: Managing Priorities Without Burning Out If you’ve ever tried to answer emails with one hand while reheating last night’s leftovers with the other—and simultaneously fielding a quest […]

Work Smart, Rest Smarter Juggling Priorities Without Burnout “Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things” ~Byron Dorgan I don’t know if I spe […]

Why I’m Letting Go of the Guilt (and You Can Too) Guilt Next week is a big one for our family. My youngest son is heading off to a half-day STEM camp—something he’s been talking about with exc […]

Rewriting Your Money Story: A Woman’s Guide to Creating Wealth from the Inside Out Money can be a source of empowerment or anxiety, often depending less on how much you have and more on how you think about it. For women […]

Amber Alexander Amber Alexander brings over fifteen years of experience in nonprofit leadership, fund development, and wellness-focused mission work. She has a […]

Alexis Holguin Alexis Holguin is the Owner of The Fundamental HR Pros based in Arlington, TX.  The Fun HR Pros is an HR consulting firm that focuses on helping […]

Becoming Unshakable, Developing Confidence Confidence is something you create within yourself by believing in who YOU are. Confidence isn’t something you’re born with, it’s somet […]

Confidence as a Practice When we think of confidence, we often picture someone who walks into a room with bold energy, clear opinions, and zero self-doubt. But what if that […]