I have always been and will always be a feminist activist. It is alarming to see a nearly 50 year old ruling in jeopardy of being overturned. Roe v. Wade is not a political or religious issue—it’s a human rights issue.  Planned Parenthood has outlined the history of abortion legality in America, which I’ll summarize […]

Your mitochondrial DNA can trace your maternal ancestry back hundreds of thousands of years. A “Mitochondrial Eve” existed, which every human on this planet began inheriting this genetic substance from—the original mother.  Many years later, in the amphitheaters of Ancient Greece, the Oracles embodied Gaia—the Mother Earth and source of all life. In Hinduism, Shakti […]

A Forbes article I recently came across discussed how thoughts form the reality of how we will age—and even how long we will live. It brings in the work of Yale Professor Becca Levy, PhD, who explains that “negative ageist beliefs affect our well-being, self-esteem and even our longevity.” Think about that the next time […]

The 1970’s gave rise to the women’s movement, anti-war protests, and also a profound paradigm shift in how we think about the environment.  But do you know how Earth Day originally got its start?  Back in 1969, following a massive pollution incident in California, the need for greater action was conceptualized by a couple of […]

So much that we take for granted today has its roots in the Divine Feminine. Easter’s namesake and traditions, as with many holidays we celebrate here in the United States, have their roots in paganism, and was originally centered around a goddess, at that! The ancient goddess Ēostre was a symbol of sex and fertility. […]

Throughout the Winter and into Spring I have been making an audacious move to start the next (and probable last) phase of my life on earth. We are in the process of finding a new home. During this search, while living in rental properties, I have felt taken by a fresh perspective and invigorating sense […]

To commemorate the closing of Women’s Month and to encourage you all to continue the fight for women’s rights, please enjoy this expert from the new edition of my book Gray is the New Green: Everyone from solopreneurs to large corporations needs to recognize that this market is essential to staying in business in the […]

In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed the issue of women’s leadership skills being underestimated in the business world. We left off on this question: if businesses with women leaders are more profitable, why are women-owned businesses failing at a higher rate?  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation published a study, Women-Owned Businesses, that […]

The month of March is Women’s History Month—a time to commemorate extraordinary women both past and present.  Even though such strides have been made, women all over the world still face incredible hardships. According to the United Nations Women, “gender inequality is a major cause and effect of hunger and poverty”—60% of people living with […]

This International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate all that women have achieved in breaking down the barriers of the patriarchy, while also recognizing how far we have yet to go.  I spent my youth as a feminist activist, addressing serious concerns I saw in our society; I carry that activist with me in my day-to-day life. […]