Once Upon a Time I got 3 hours of sleep and had the best day ever. Looking face to face with my sleep data which was telling me today was going to be a dumpster fire kind of day… 3 hours and 12 minutes of sleep. I picked the eye…

The moment I fell in love…. (ahem…) with science… (ahem) again…. we were on a break, Ross agrees. High five if you get that reference we are buddies. Science and I have had a complicated relationship, she calls me a liar with C’s in physics and biochemistry. …

The only thing you need saving from is the illusion that you’re not in control of your life. That some person, circumstance or lack there of is what is making you feel the way you are. Claiming your sovereignty is about claiming responsibility. If you want freedom you need to…

Kings Raise Queens, Queens Awaken Kings — Honesty, this idea came from hatred. Someone recently asked me why I call my daughter a queen, they didn’t ask out of curiosity they asked with the intent to shame and judge. In full transparency, it’s quite literally a part of their job to do so. The conversation in my…

In 1991 over 40,000 neurons were discovered on the heart. These neurons we can call the “little brain” or in black tie settings “intrinsic cardiac nervous system.” These neurons connect directly to a branch of the vagus nerve, which is over 80% afferent, which means it talks to the brain…

Before we get started I’d like to shout out my therapist and Disney, one of which completely destroyed my concept of a healthy relationship and the other to help heal it, I’ll leave it to your very capable mind to uncover which is which. Opposites Attract I think we all at some…

Sometimes that Monday Morning Coffee hits you with some universal knowledge that makes everything digestible. Today wasn’t that day. It was a dumpster fire, a combination of emotional embrace and holding space to witness the stories that were attempting to convince my peace that I was a worthless piece of…

It was a scene from Forest Gump, slow summer eve in South Carolina, Spanish moss dancing in the ocean breeze. Only today my daughter and I would have social normals and our boundaries pushed. By a sweet 80-year-old man. My daughter and I were at a local park speaking with…

I was pretty surprised to discover that shame is actually an evolutionary reflection that we developed for our children to keep them alive. Nevertheless, it manifests today as a stick in the mud, I’ll have extra an extra scoop of rocky road, please. So let’s talk all about it. The Shame Game Before…