After my second child was born, I realized a harsh truth:  

I could not be everything to everyone. 

It took me almost 30 years to understand this. I was working as a full-time physician with unpredictable hours. I was trying desperately to make it all work, juggling...

  This year has brought me a lot of joy.  

Getting to see my Asher P graduate from high school and launch at college, spending a week with Lance and the kids in London, and several weeks in Hilton Head in our favorite place.  

The year also brought amazing...

I became a coach and founded Brave Enough to help keep women physicians in medicine. 

For the last 8 years I have coached hundreds of women through job transitions, burnout, and launching new careers and businesses.  

Through my CME conferences and retreats, I've had...

Life has a way of pulling us in every direction, doesn’t it? 

We juggle careers, relationships, family responsibilities, and the never-ending to-do lists that come with all of it. As women, there is often an unspoken expectation to be everything for everyone, to give...

Ever feel like your days blur into one long, exhausting to-do list? 

As moms balancing careers, we are tackling a hundred things every day, work deadlines, family issues, and maybe (just maybe) squeezing in a second to breathe. It is a never-ending cycle, and before we know it, the...

Ladies, let’s be real: balancing work, personal commitments, family, and self-care feels like an art form, doesn’t it? We have been told that it is possible to “do it all,” but juggling all those roles without losing ourselves in the process? Now THAT is the real...

How many times have you set a goal, charged ahead with excitement, and then found yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or even frustrated because the progress you hoped for just isn’t happening?  

Maybe it is that fitness routine you have tried (and failed) to maintain for...

There is something about ambition that fuels us, right? As women, we often feel this deep, internal drive to achieve, grow, and be the best version of ourselves. We set goals for our careers, our families, our health, and our personal growth because we know we are capable of greatness. But...

 There is a unique power in outgrowing people—a power that is often difficult to recognize at the moment.  

As women, many of us are raised to nurture, to hold on tightly to our relationships, and to keep everyone around us happy. The idea of moving on from...

Without missing a beat, women are expected to juggle it all—careers, family responsibilities, social obligations, and personal goals. At the end of the day, we often feel like we are being pulled in a million different directions. It is a tall order, and the pressure can be...

Are the things you are doing every day bringing you closer to your long-term goals and personal aspirations? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if your daily activities are truly aligned with your life's mission? 

It is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily...

The pressure to be productive is constant, especially for women who often juggle multiple roles—whether it is being a professional, a mom, a partner, or a friend. We are surrounded by tips, tools, and strategies promising to help us squeeze more out of every day, but it can quickly become...