Essence Blog

In mid-April, I invested in taking a sourdough bread-making class. Out of the 18 weeks since then, I've made at least one sourdough item for 15 of those weeks.

The morning after I returned from my trip to Colombia, I signed up for Duolingo to learn Spanish. Today marks my 82-day streak of having done at least one lesson.

Why am I telling you this? Am I bragging? Yeah. I am. 

I'm proud of myself because learning Spanish and making sourdough have been something I’ve wanted to do for a while.  B...

Over a decade ago, when facilitating my groups with women, we talked a lot about the "Yeah, But" part of ourselves, which added a discrediting disclaimer to any personal acknowledgments or shout-outs. 

For example: 
You: I walked 3 miles yesterday
Yeah, But:  I sat on the couch today. 

You: I held a boundary when talking with my sister.
Yeah, But:  Then, I snapped at my partner this week.  

You: I got new signups for my class!
Yeah, But: it’s only 3.  

For every attempt to acknowledge yourself, ...