Live well. Work well. Lead well.

Whatif...we viewed our identities as a tapestry instead? The individual threads of a tapestry could represent the different identities we hold: for me that’s sister, friend, partner, professor, coach, dog mom, etc. You can't separate one thread from the whole because of the interlacing that leads to the threads creating the tapestry. It makes me feel more artistic and creative about the intersections of who I am than analytical of my individual identities.

Whatif… we were more intentional about “wintering”? What would it look like and feel like to give ourselves periods of intentional rest and reflection? Imagine how briefly stepping away from certain work obligations, from scrolling social media, or simply from feeling the weight of needing to achieve might shape how you show up after you rest? 

Computer. Atlas. Muscle. Over time, we’ve used a variety of metaphors to describe the brain, and yet many of them are rooted in a misguided understanding of this organ of neurons and networks. We now know our brain is not just relegated to activity inside our skull, it is highly connected to our gut health and nutrition, exercise, and the relationships we have.