Jill's Monthly Updates

Yesterday morning I was lingering in my daughter’s room.  I was there under the guise of tidying but really, I've been missing her and wanted to breathe her in a bit. Across the hall from her...

If I am to be honest, these last 6 weeks have seen my heart broken in a million different ways.  I’ve felt such a volume of heaviness personally, familially, globally and even physically condensed...

If you know me, you know that I am a crier, an especially sappy one at that.  It’s as if the second even the slightest something moves me, the water in my eyes springs a sudden leak. So, it came as...

You may or may not know this about me, but (and stay with me here) the foundation of my passion, work and life is inspired by a gang of sea turtles.  I know, I really just said that - I pattern my...

If you have been anywhere near me in the last couple of weeks, you have heard me talk/freak out/obsess over my latest read.    My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Dr. Jill...

I write to you from the magic of Bainbridge Island.  It’s early still and the scent of the salt air envelops me - so very different from the dry pine scents of my home.  I hear coos of what sound...

For the past 5 weeks, my husband and I have been in the throes of a renovation project. We purchased a sweet little house that we plan to turn into a rental and we are trying to hustle our little...

Summer always makes me feel nostalgic.  I think it’s the season where we get to be most child-like and playful.  I tend to recall memories that have been lost in the vault of age but I find myself...

Have you ever heard yourself say something along the lines of . . .  “If only I had this job, I would feel successful” “If only I had this much money, then I would be happy” “If only I had this...

It’s been two weeks today since I bid farewell to the 10 stunning women I was so privileged to gather with at my annual Desert Women’s Retreat. I had planned to reflect and then publish my insights,...