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Sometimes the opportunity is, by all reasonable measures, a good one. It’s well compensated, high prestige, and easy for others to validate. It aligns with the version of success you’ve worked toward for years, and it makes sense as the logical “next step.” And yet, when you imagine yourself saying yes, your energy drops.

When I lived in DC, I stumbled into a yoga studio I loved; the kind of place I normally walk into with raised eyebrows. I had practiced yoga sporadically in Boston, but never found a “home” in a studio before. At the time, I was the Head Women’s Rowing Coach at Georgetown. My days began before sunrise, and they ended long after everyone else went home. This studio became my respite from the grind of my work, and one of the earliest bids I made toward prioritizing and caring f

Thanks to our culture’s focus on the brain over the body, it’s second nature to lead from the head. We analyze,  anticipate, and work to live two steps ahead of what might go wrong. But real, sustainable leadership begins inside the body.

When your mind won’t quit Most of us know the feeling: it’s late, the lights are out, and your body begs for rest, but your mind keeps rehearsing conversations and replaying scenarios, as though thinking harder might finally deliver certainty. But it doesn’t. The harder you grind, the further away clarity seems to slip.  What shows up instead is the gnawing sense that you must be missing something. I often describe this state as a bird trapped in a room. It flaps and circles,

The Ache of Not Knowing Few things are as disorienting as reaching a point in your career when the path forward disappears, right in front of your eyes.  You’ve worked hard, and you’ve achieved what others call the pinnacle of success…and yet, you can no longer see the next step,  no longer name what you want. You scroll job boards, polish up your LinkedIn profile, and daydream about a side hustle that could maybe turn into something more, but the truth won’t budge: “I don’t