All tagged emotional intelligence

The High-Performer’s Paradox: Why Non-Striving is the Key to Getting Where You Want to Go

Kabat-Zinn gently pointed me back to the thing I’d temporarily forgotten—despite a decade of preaching the same thing to high-performing anxious people: The healing paradox of non-striving.

The less you try to change your current inner experience, the faster you can actually do something about it.

The more you try to "fix" your emotions and beliefs, the stickier and trickier they get.

Fierce Compassion: The Feminist Leadership Superpower

Compassion isn’t about being nice — it’s about being real, present, and grounded in truth. In this post, I redefine compassion as a source of inner strength and leadership clarity, not passive agreeableness.

You’ll learn how fierce compassion helps you set boundaries without guilt, speak hard truths with care, and lead from integrity instead of burnout. Rooted in feminist coaching and neuroscience, this piece explores how self-compassion activates the body’s natural calm and creativity — transforming how you show up for yourself, your team, and your mission.