authentic leadership, well-being, burnout recovery, joy

  • From Burnout to Alignment: Designing Joy on Purpose

    From Burnout to Alignment: Designing Joy on Purpose

    Joy By Design is the intentional, values-driven path back to alignment, authenticity, and the life your spirit has been craving.

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  • Leadership Begins at Home

    Leadership Begins at Home

    Some of the most powerful leadership lessons come from the people who raised us.

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  • From Insight to Action: Living Better in Difficult Times

    From Insight to Action: Living Better in Difficult Times

    This blog reflects on how yoga and Buddhist practices help me navigate chaos and division with clarity, compassion, and intentional action.

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  • Right Speech and the Art of Pausing

    Right Speech and the Art of Pausing

    This blog explores Right Speech as a practice of discernment. Learning to pause before speaking, to choose words that are truthful, compassionate, and healing rather than reactive or harmful.

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  • We Are Losing Our Humanity. And It Terrifies Me.

    We Are Losing Our Humanity. And It Terrifies Me.

    If we fail to reclaim our empathy, our critical thinking, our shared humanity, we are doomed to repeat the past. And right now, it sure feels like we are.

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  • Autumn’s Wisdom: A Season for Reflection and Renewal

    Autumn’s Wisdom: A Season for Reflection and Renewal

    Every year, I feel the change in seasons before I fully notice it. The mornings are a little cooler. The light fades just a bit earlier. Leaves begin their slow transformation into gold and crimson. Autumn has arrived. This has always been my favorite time of year. There’s something about the last few months that

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  • The Cost of Holding It All Together

    The Cost of Holding It All Together

    Burnout, stress, and overwhelm have become an unfortunate part of life for many high-achieving women. We push harder. We take on more. We convince ourselves we can handle it. Until we can’t. For me, that breaking point came on November 4, 2021. I will never forget that day. That morning, the messages from a toxic

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  • Hello world!

    Hello world!

    Welcome to this new space. I’m so glad you’re here. Starting this blog feels a little like standing at the beginning of a trail I’ve walked in pieces before, but never quite in this way. Over the past 25 years, my career has taken me across healthcare leadership, behavioral health, public health policy, product strategy,

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