All posts by Monica O'Connell
Happy Weekend?
The weekend is often portrayed as super fun. We can go to parties, find patios of spring/summertime bliss, catch up with those long lost partners/boyfriends/girlfriends we haven’t seen the whole week and hang out with all of our amazing ... Read More »
What is Your Mindset?
I’m probably way behind on the times but I’ve been reading this book called, Mindset. The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck and it’s chalk full of such interesting information about, you guessed it, our mindsets! I ... Read More »
Deciding What to Eat With No Judgement
I want to talk to you about food messages today. I just completed “The Whole 30” nutritional eating plan with a friend of mine. A brief summary of how it works: For 30 days “we eat real food – ... Read More »
Deciding NOT To Have Children
For some people deciding NOT to have children is just as important as deciding TO have children. This can be a painful decision that comes from a place of wanting kids but something about that process not aligning for ... Read More »
Becoming A Mom: Different Journeys
The Mom topic continues today. It’s moving from your mom to you as a mom. This is written for women who think they’d like to become moms, are growing kids in their bodies currently, are currently growing kids ... Read More »
Understanding Our Moms
Are you ready to chat about moms? Yea, me too. For quite a few women, on the surface, this doesn’t seem like a relevant conversation. My goal in this is neither to get you to like your mom ... Read More »
Let’s Talk Moms
Recent work I’ve been doing in my office has really struck a chord with a bigger audience about a relationship with someone we don’t often talk about and have major assumptions we’ve placed onto the person and the relationship. ... Read More »
Fight the Winter Blues
Note: Monica O’Connell’s post “Fighting the Winter Blues” originally appeared on Career Girl Network in December 2012. But given that Spring 2013 seems to be taking its own sweet time, we thought you might need a reminder of how to ... Read More »
What Are You Noticing?
Hello! I wanted to check in on a few things. How’s your meditation challenge going? I’m plugging away and doing the best I can to incorporate meditation into my schedule. Like last week, some days have more success and ... Read More »
