Mark Twain wrote, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness…. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Confessions of a Travel Junkie. I’m a fairly terrible traveler. I always forget something important. (Like a pair of heels for my weddings.)   I’ve never been able to sleep in a sitting position, and I’ve had panic attacks before boarding a plane to the other side of the planet. Even though I do it every year.   And I get homesick.   But I travel … Continue reading »

Devin and I moved back to Los Angeles last year to be close by BEFORE his aging parents need us. (Spoiler alert: they started needing us for medical emergencies almost as soon as we got here. Trust your instincts when that inner voice tells you it’s time to act.)   Catastophic fires have been burning in the West, East, and North since my January 7 birthday last week. My grandmother’s house, childhood neighborhood, and homes of my earliest clients (back when I exclusively coached entertainment people) were all threatened by an arson fire in the Hollywood Hills a couple of … Continue reading »

Tomorrow is my birthday. I have a little confession to make: for the first time since I can remember, I am entering the new year and a new trip around the sun WITHOUT A PLAN.   Whut? My inner goat (Capricorn) HATES this!!! But when I sat down and had a heart to heart conversation with my Money Honey (I usually do this by journaling), I was really honest about not feeling called to invent a new program or recycle an old program right now. All I know is I’m leading my Bali retreat in June, and that’s almost full. … Continue reading »