What We Stay Silent About at Work

In last week’s newsletter, I admitted that I was having a hard time hanging in there.This week, after what happened in Minneapolis, that tension has only gotten louder. The pull between the reality of the country I live in and the expectation that it...

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Jan 27, 2026
I Don’t Think “Business as Usual” Is Working

Remember that old poster from the 70s or 80s?The one with the cat hanging from a tree branch by its front paws, eyes wide, claws dug in, and the caption underneath saying something like Hang in there.That’s how I’m doing right now.Barely hanging...

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Jan 20, 2026
What If 2026 Is the Year Work Stops Running Our Lives

This might be a good one to share.Don’t you love how there always seems to be a new “key phrase” every season? Especially in the business world. Quiet quitting. Snail girl jobs. And now… drumroll please… strategic detachment.The funny thing is, some...

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Jan 06, 2026
Is it advice or something else?

Forwarding this counts as a conversation starter.I’ve been noticing something for a while now, and I can’t quite let it go.It’s about the pushback women start getting in midlife. Not when we’re falling apart. Not when we’re confused or stuck. But whe...

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Dec 30, 2025