Would You Take This Dare?

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We are never too old to dare ourselves to try something new. This spring I decided to do something I’ve never done before… in fact I’ve been afraid to even try. Yes, the Daring Diva was afraid to dare! Was it ziplining from tops of 100-year-old Cypress trees? Nope.  That was my Mother’s Day gift [...]

The most fun you’ll ever have cleaning out your closet.

Clothing Swap Food

Last weekend I had the most fun cleaning out my closet! It all started with an idea from my friend Marianne MacKenzie who wanted to create a “Clothes Swap” with a twist. The twist? Well, Marianne’s specialties are soul coaching and Feng Shui, so she wanted to teach women the deeper aspects of clearing their [...]

How to prepare for a pleasure and love-filled Valentine’s Day

Dancing

I don’t know about you, but somewhere between getting my work done, making dinner and checking homework my sensuality gets swept under the rug. My desire is to be intentional and present in all areas of my life – including the part of me that is sexy.  So in honor of Valentine’s Day I’m teaching [...]

Happiness in a Glass

Spinach Smoothy

What’s your guess?  Wine?   Margaritas?  Milk?  Orange juice? Energy drinks? Nope. Green smoothies. Now, before you turn up your nose, let me assure you that I resisted the whole green smoothie thing for years.  I bought a VitaMix 16 years ago when I first learned about the amazing health benefits of ‘liquid greens’ but the [...]

Have you ever wished your life had a “reset” button?

Reset button

My life (and my body) swerved out of balance in 2003 when my husband’s family business filed bankruptcy in the post-9/11 economy shift.  Despite the fact that I had published two books and my calendar was filled with keynote addresses a year in advance, I found myself spiraling into fear and decided that I needed [...]