Why You Stopped Trusting Softness
A while back, a fellow coach emailed me after listening to a few of my podcast episodes: “Denise, you’re very intellectual about emotional pain. You’re not connected to your feelings
A while back, a fellow coach emailed me after listening to a few of my podcast episodes: “Denise, you’re very intellectual about emotional pain. You’re not connected to your feelings
That phone isn’t popping like it used to. You used to wake up to a wall of notifications—updates that were really emotional spirals, invitations you never wanted, pings from friends
There comes a point where you are done.And it’s not coming from anger, frustration, or even apathy—but a moment of deep, cellular clarity. It’s the shift that happens when your
You’re watching reels about trauma.You’re saving posts on boundaries.You’ve got three psychology podcasts in rotation. So why do you still feel foggy, stuck, or low-key hopeless? If last week’s post
One of the most tender things I notice in strong leaders is this: they can mitigate market shifts, navigate crises, and handle admin fires like a champ—but when it comes
So many of us were taught to chase the arrival point.Since school, we saddled up the dream someone else handed us—mentors, parents, teachers, coaches.We weren’t going to end up like
Wow. I can’t believe I wrote about identity death.Not because it wasn’t true—but because I didn’t know I was ready to say it that clearly.It really cracked something open. And
There comes a point in any leader’s life when something has to die in order for something deeper to rise.Maybe it’s the dream that only existed to please others.Maybe it’s
You know what makes a lie believable? A sliver of truth wrapped inside it.I’ve been sold these ones my whole life — maybe you have too: “Real leaders hold it
You’ve faced your shame.You’ve owned what you did—and what it cost.And now you’re standing at the threshold of something harder: rebuilding trust. Not just with the people you disappointed.But with
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