Want an honest window on the questions of life?
This is the place where I explore stories, looking for wisdom about how to live, love, and leave with no regrets.
I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve got a flashlight and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
Want an honest window to the challenges of life?
This is the place where I explore stories, looking for wisdom about how to live, love, and leave with no regrets.
I don’t have all the answers, but I’ve got a flashlight and I’m using this place to leave a brave and honest map.
Latest Blog Posts
Base Salary
Writing about my $26,000 salary triggered a memory. Or maybe I’m still not over it. At Andersen, we sat in cubicles, in pairs. It was …
No Regrets
I left Minnesota and the financial aid office behind when I accepted an internship, followed by a full-time position at Arthur Andersen in Chicagoland. The …
“My Son Needs Your Help”
I loved May in the financial aid office, not just for the weather that didn’t yet require air conditioning the building didn’t have, but because …
Testimonials
Hard Times & Hope Podcast
Interlude: Jule Q&A
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 21 In this episode, instead of an interview with someone about a hard time, I answer questions people have …
Nadine: Becoming the doctor she always dreamed of being
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 20 Nadine Kelly pursued the path of high achievement, excelling in school, medical school, and pathology residency, followed by …
Robyn: It wasn’t her fault but it shaped her self-perception anyway
Hard Times & Hope podcast, episode 19. When Robyn Rose was ten or twelve years old, through no fault of her own, something happened that …
Do we have things in common?
To find out, how would you answer these questions?
(My answers are “Yes!”)
- Are you curious?
- Have people told you that you’re strong?
- Have you loved… and have you lost?
- Do you believe in getting better?
Our stories matter.
Stories help us safely see and virtually test various ways to navigate life. I share my own stories in my Sunday notes, and my podcast guests share their stories every other Saturday.
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