Jennifer Watts

And why that's the most powerful gift she could give I'll never forget the moment I stood in my therapist's office, tears streaming down my face, and said: "Just tell me what to do. Please. I can't decide anymore. You decide for me." I was 48 years old. Deep in perimenopause. At a major crossroads in my life. And I wanted someone – anyone – to make the choice so I wouldn't have to. My therapist looked at me with such compassion and said something I'll never forget: "I could tell you what to...

It's January 2nd, and I'm willing to bet you've already broken at least one New Year's resolution. How do I know? Because by January 2nd, approximately 25% of people have already abandoned their resolutions. By January 8th, that number climbs to over 40%. And by the end of January? 80% of resolutions will have failed. But here's the thing I want you to understand: That's not YOUR failure. That's the failure of the entire concept of New Year's resolutions. Let me explain why - and offer you...

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience."   — John Dewey We're here. The threshold. Between what was and what will be. Between who you were and who you're becoming. Between the year that's ending and the year that's beginning. This liminal space—the days between Christmas and New Year—is sacred. And most of us rush right through it. We make resolutions we won't keep. We pressure ourselves to be "better." We focus on everything we didn't accomplish instead of...