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I can finally start sharing details about our third annual wildHER river adventure. We waited to give alumni the opportunity to join us again. We’ve only got five seats remaining. Our launch date for the 2026 wildHER river adventure is August 29, 2026. We’ll be rafting 44 miles through Gates of Lodore and Dinosaur National […]

I’m slowly reading Sue Monk Kidd’s new book “Writing Creativity and Soul.” Apologies to the library because I am sure it is *way*way* overdue. There’s a line that struck me this morning that feels important. She’s talking about writing and the creation of self. Monk Kidd ends with, “It’s about what we carry and what […]

Yesterday was a full on pajama day for me (except for the 30 minutes I had to run to the post office…darn you certified mail!). I happened by a mirror and stopped in recognition. “Oh hello gorgeous self! How are you this morning?” I asked…myself. I smiled. Met my own eyes. Was gladdened by what […]

Want to know why I travel, hike, backpack, kayak, and go on multi-day river trips to remote places (which include being hot, cold, uncomfortable, scared, and having to poop in a bucket or a hole in the ground)?? This is why: AWE “How Awe Rewires the Brain”David R. Hamilton, PhD Have you ever looked up […]

I have no single, tidy lesson to share from my 5-day rafting trip on the Rogue River in Oregon. Rather, I have a bunch of disjointed thoughts, ideas, discoveries, and feelings that jumbled out of my pockets as we walked around the Class V Rainie Falls, bounced thru a bunch of fun Class II and […]

An executive told me: “All my best ideas come to me in the shower.” I said: “Of course they do. That’s the only time you’re not consuming information.” Your brain needs processing time to transform complexity into wisdom. But live in a world that treats thinking time like couch surfing with Netflix and bon bons. […]