When Being Understood Is No Longer the Goal: The Psychology of Choosing Yourself Anyway

For many women, especially those conditioned to be agreeable, likable, and emotionally accommodating, being understood has felt like a requirement. If you could just explain it better, say it softer, time it right, or make it easier for others to receive, then maybe there would be no conflict, no distance, no tension. But growth introduces a different reality: being understood…

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You Belong at the Table—Even When You’re Still Figuring It Out

Monday morning thoughts from the mind of an executive film producer… and proof positive you really do learn something new every single day. “It costs how much per day to have a dog on set?” “The dog needs what accommodations?” “One dog requires how many people and experts to accompany him?” “And we have to pay extra if the actor…

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God will keep you if you want to be kept, but will you Keep Him?

Many of us have heard our grandparents and elders say, “God will keep you if you want to be kept.” Like myself, I pray you live long enough to experience this for yourself. But we, (and in “we” I am included and may put myself at the forefront), often neglect to ask ourselves “how are we keeping God?”God is faithful,…

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