Cancer was the BEST and WORST thing that every happened to me. WORST for all the obvious reasons: paralyzing fear, what seemed like endless surgeries and treatments, pain, and hair loss. BEST because I made several life changing decisions: #1 I chose to love myself,...

Pictured from left to right: Deb Benning, Dr. Sandy Goldberg, Micah Materre   I was honored to be the Hometown Hero at the “Stick it to Breast Cancer game” on Saturday night. WGN’s Micah Materre got the evening started with the ceremonial puck drop. A big shout-out to...

I reached another important date in my life. I celebrated “another birthday” - 12 years cancer FREE today. Cancer is the best and the worst thing that ever happened to me. Here are a few lessons I learned from cancer. I decided to love myself, just as I am. Perfectly,...

In March, The Pink Bridge launched its first Girl’s Program. This is something I have wanted to do for over a decade.  As we know, life gets busy, and days turn into years. And years turn into “someday”. Well, that “someday” finally arrived!  My niece, Kate...

Years ago, I read an article that said, “The biggest reason people don’t achieve their goals is because they don’t make any.” Think about that for a second.. people don’t achieve their goals because they don’t set any goals. At the beginning of every year, there is...

Playing big, to me, means: -Living a bigger life -Living boldly -Living on purpose -Following a dream -Following a passion -Going for it by taking risks -Being unstoppable. -Answering my soul. -Believing in myself- believing I am worthy and knowing I deserve something...

Today, I open with much gratitude. I am grateful that I am healthy, and all my family, friends, and coworkers are too. Watching the horror of the nightly news for weeks on end with updates on how many people all over the world are dying from the COVID-19 pandemic is...

I recently taught a workshop, Creating the Life You Deserve.  While that sounds easy, it actually gets a little tricky for a lot of people. We all know what we don’t want in our lives, that seems to come pretty easy.  For many of us, it is unfamiliar territory to sit...

Journaling is a wonderful and powerful self-discovery tool. I have journaled in various formats throughout the years, starting with a diary when I was 17. My journaling practice was up and down through the years – often depending on how I was feeling or what was...

Changing seasons provides us with a perfect opportunity to reflect on the past and plan for the future. I know it’s not possible for summer to actually go quicker, but every year, it certainly feels like it does. After a long winter, this summer took forever to...