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Keep your eyes on the road

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When you’re learning how to drive a car, you’re not also learning how to cook at the same time. In that moment, you’re focused on the driving (or, you should be!). In your life, how often do you focus on one thing or try to do multiple things at the same time? Commit to one […]

Stop letting numbers determine your worth

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Isn’t it fascinating how we give so much power to certain numbers in our life? The number on the scale The number in your bank account The number on your tax return Those numbers have power because you’ve bought into a cultural belief that those numbers validate your worth. Big fat lie!!! The number on […]

Who hates Koren?

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  “Who hates Koren?” Those three words used to cause me so much pain and suffering. When I was in fifth grade, I received a note after library class with those three words listed at the top of the paper, along with signatures of my classmates. CRUSHING to anyone, especially this shy, insecure 10 year […]

Understanding your worth

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I bet you could write a long list of all the reasons you’re not worthy. Don’t do it. That list will only create SHAME. Shame WILL NOT lead to you feeling better about yourself, only worse. Your truth is this: you are worthy right here, right now. “Worthy” does not mean you’re without flaws. Instead, […]

TOXIC BELIEF: I want to be normal

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Sometimes my clients release a lot of verbal vomit, especially when things are not going the way they want them to go. They usually end their verbal vomit sessions with a TOXIC BELIEF: I want to be normal. This is their way of saying, the situation they’re going through is different and shouldn’t be happening. […]

You really do matter

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I have a lot of clients who are looking for a second chapter in their love lives. They were once married and raised kids.  Now they find themselves single. While I don’t think of myself (nor do I advertise myself) as a relationship coach, I do coach a lot of people through these “next chapter” […]

We All Want (and need) a Place to Belong

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The one thing I know for sure is that we all want (and need) a place to belong. One of the things I work hard to create in every environment I’m a part of is a space where people can be exactly who they are. A space to belong. No fitting in to what others […]

The key to connection, belonging, and being seen

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You want connection. You want belonging. You want to be seen. Yet, the idea of having courageous conversations makes you want to go into hiding. I’m here to tell you … Courageous conversations are the key element to finding connection, belonging, + being seen. By having these conversations, you find out much quicker who your […]

You’re not born talented

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Caleb Dressel, a swimmer from the University of Florida, is blowing minds. He’s broken the mindset rules we’ve established in swimming. If you are a sprint freestyler, you can’t be good at other events. This year, he became the American Record holder in the 100 breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley (2 lengths of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, […]

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