From Abused to Empowered: Book Launch
I never thought I’d be writing a book about abuse – watch the video to learn more about my story. It’s one of those topics […]
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Mornings with Marilyn: Channeling Inspiration
One morning, May 23, I did a Facebook live video. It was my first. It was about one and a half minutes long, and was […]
Continue reading »3 Ways Trauma is Stopping You From Being an Authentic Leader
This past week I gave a talk at an excellent networking event in Sacramento hosted by the wonderful Carmen Marsh, CEO of Inteligenca. After having […]
Continue reading »The Behavioral Science of Success: 4 Phases of Flourishing
People often ask me something like this: “What is your area of focus? You seem to do a lot of things – coaching, writing, poetry, […]
Continue reading »Living and Leading Authentically: A Framework for Empowerment and Flourishing
I’ve been birthing books for the past 2.5 years and it’s been almost nonstop. The latest set of books arrived in a framework, armed with […]
Continue reading »How Startup Burnout is Affecting the Wellness Industry
Recently, I met with several fellow wellness professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. We talked about the delicate balance between using technology to promote wellness, […]
Continue reading »5 Tips for the Whole Self: Integration
Some weeks ago, I gave an interview about how we work, and recently, I was talking to a client about why we write biomimetic recipe […]
Continue reading »3 Leadership Tips for Motivating Your Team
Think about it: everything you do is a behavior, whether it’s eating lunch or designing a new robot. The challenge is, as team leaders we don’t […]
Continue reading »3 Wrong Ways to Structure a Corporate Wellness Program: What to do Instead
Recently trending articles such as those featured in Bloomberg and the Chicago Tribune claim that corporate wellness programs don’t work. This is misleading, because the study they are […]
Continue reading »Design Thinking for Good Governance
Back in grad school, I wrote an National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal called Policy as Design. It was an extension of my work with the Research […]
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