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Welcome to my alternative to social media: no politics, no pressure, no sales pitches.
Simply a place to scroll content intentionally designed with ease, good energy and everyday empowerment in mind.
I will be sharing my own thoughts, experiences and insights along with a variety of resources that I find of value.
I’d love for you to follow along and make this space part of your routine. Bookmark the page, sign up for occasional notifications so you don’t miss what’s new, and feel free to connect with me directly anytime. This stream is here to support you.
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8/25/2026
Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better
Knowing Better vs. Doing Better
We all have things we know about ourselves.
We know what works for us. We know what doesn't. We know the patterns we keep repeating and can sometimes even see ourselves doing them in real time.
So why doesn't knowing better automatically mean we do better?
In this episode of Make It Make Sense, I'm exploring the space between self-awareness and actually applying what we know about ourselves when real life gets involved, relationships, stress, expectations, old habits and all.
Because knowing yourself is the beginning. Learning how to actually honor what you know is where things start to change.
And at the end, I'm trying something new: pulling three Self Intelligence Principle Cards at random and seeing where they take the conversation.
8/23/2026
Making Sense of Myself
I chose Make It Make Sense as the name of my new podcast because I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard some version of “Oh, that makes so much more sense now!” in conversations with clients. But a few episodes in and it turns out I’m doing some making sense of my own.
Here are the top 3 ways I am making more sense of myself:
1. Just because something comes naturally doesn’t mean we automatically know how to use it well. This podcast thing is much harder than it seems. I love to talk so that is not the challenge. In fact, sharing my thoughts comes very naturally to me. Organizing my thoughts while recording myself is another story and is proving to require a lot of mindfulness.
2. Being ourselves is often easier said than done. My flaws are showing up pretty clearly with every episode, and in the past I might have let them convince me I wasn’t cut out for this. I’m learning that being myself doesn’t mean those things disappear. It means knowing myself well enough to work with them. For me, that means making the decision and getting started before self-doubt has time to convince me otherwise.
3. Self intelligence is not something to accomplish. It is a practice. I’m becoming more aware of my tendency to ramble, lose my train of thought and try to fit too much into one conversation. But I understand that I’m not there to teach or give advice, instead to share perspective and offer a different way of looking at things we’ve become used to. I’m accepting that every episode won’t come out exactly as I pictured it, while embracing the curiosity, experiences and connections that give me something to share in the first place. And with every episode, I’m learning to manage all of it a little better.
That’s the empowering part, doing it without waiting until I think I’ve mastered it.
The more we make sense of ourselves, the more confident we become. And the more confidence we have in ourselves, the more sense it all starts to make.
Observation Beats Data
8/21/2026
I ran across a clip from this video where he was going through his predictions and #3 (found at the 39 minute mark) intrigued me so much I wanted to watch the whole video. As we move closer and closer to AI infiltrating every aspect of life in particular, the workplace, noticing the invisible friction that AI cannot pick up on and paying attention to the human exception is going to make the difference in company outcomes. Essentially, the more you pay attention to behavior language, the more ahead of the game you will be given most businesses are getting caught up in analyzing the data through AI generated software which misses the most important part of the workplace - relationships.
Do you agree?
8/20/2026
The Intention Behind Why Matters
When you find yourself asking “why” take a pause and check in with your intention. Often we think we just want clarification but in actuality we are gathering information to be able to control.
Maybe your spouse does something around the house completely different than you would. You ask “ Why would you do it like that?”
Are you asking because you are genuinely curious and want to understand their approach and thought process? Or are you trying to understand their reasoning so you can explain why your way makes more sense? Or in hopes they will start doing it your way instead?
The first creates clarity. The second is control disguised as curiosity.
Understanding someone’s personal process doesn’t mean you have to agree with their way. It simply gives you insight to their behavior language.
So the next time you catch yourself asking why, maybe ask yourself what am I planning to do with this answer.
It just may help prevent one of those little everyday differences from turning into something much bigger than it ever needed to be.
8/18/2026
Do You Need Clarity or Do You Want Control?
We talk a lot about wanting clarity. We want to understand why something happened, why someone behaved the way they did, or what’s going to happen next.
But when does seeking clarity become an attempt to gain control?
In this episode of Make It Make Sense, I explore the difference between understanding something so you can change or control the outcome and understanding yourself well enough to decide how you want to respond to it.
We’ll talk about the need for certainty, why not knowing can leave us feeling stuck, and how understanding your own natural way of thinking, acting, and relating can help you move forward even when you can’t control what’s happening around you.
Because understanding isn’t about knowing what happens next. It’s about knowing yourself well enough to decide what you do next.
And I’ll leave you with one question:
Am I trying to understand this so I can accept what is, or so I can make it become what I want?
Join me for Make It Make Sense Live, Tuesday 8/25 7pm EST via Zoom where we take conversations like this one off the podcast and into real life.
8/13/2026
The Things We Just Put Up With
I wonder how many things we put up with every day simply because they don't seem like a big enough deal to do anything about.
The conversation with your spouse that always goes sideways. The thing you keep putting off. The person who gets under your skin. The routine you keep trying to make yourself stick to.
None of it is that bad. It's just...friction.
And I think we've gotten really good at accepting everyday friction as a normal part of life.
That's just how they are.
I've always been this way.
Marriage is hard.
Work is stressful.
I just need to try harder.
But what if some of it doesn't have to be so hard?
Sometimes the problem isn't the person, the relationship or even the thing we're trying to do. Sometimes we're trying to make something work in a way that doesn't work for us.
And sometimes we're expecting someone else to do something in the way that makes sense to us.
Maybe we don't need to fix every little frustration in life.
But I do think it's worth getting curious about the friction we've gotten so used to, we don't even realize it's there.
Because understanding why something feels harder than it should might be all we need to find a way that works a little better.
8/8/2026
When Trying Harder Isn’t the Answer
There’s a particular kind of frustration that comes from really wanting to do something…and still not doing it.
You’re inspired. You know why it matters. You may even have a plan.
And then somehow, it just doesn’t happen.
That’s usually when we start turning on ourselves.
Why can’t I just do it?
I need to be more disciplined.
I always do this.
What is wrong with me?
But I wonder how often the problem isn’t our willingness to follow through, but the way we’re trying to make ourselves do it.
We see how someone else meal preps, runs their business, exercises, organizes their day or reaches a goal and think, Okay, that’s what I need to do.
Then we try to fit ourselves into their process.
And when it doesn’t work, we assume we’re the problem.
This is why knowing your own process matters in such an everyday way.
Maybe you don’t need more discipline. Maybe you need flexibility.
Maybe you don’t need a detailed plan. Maybe you need to start and figure it out as you go.
Maybe accountability helps you. Maybe it makes you want to rebel.
Maybe you need a deadline. Maybe you need to understand why something matters to you first.
There are so many ways to get from inspiration to implementation.
The goal isn’t to find the right way.
It’s to understand your way well enough to stop fighting yourself on the way there.
8/4/2026
Going From Inspiration to Implementation: Why Intentions Aren’t Enough
We've all been there.
You hear something that completely fires you up. You attend a conference, watch a video, read a book, listen to a podcast, or have a conversation that makes you think, I'm doing this differently from now on.
You mean it.
And then…life happens.
The inspiration was real. Your intentions were good. So why is actually implementing what you learned so much harder?
In this episode of Make It Make Sense, we're talking about the difference between inspiration and implementation and why lasting change may have less to do with trying harder and more to do with understanding your own personal process.
I'll share some of what I noticed after recently attending a health conference, and we'll explore how the same thing shows up in our health, relationships, work, habits, and even the milestones that change the direction of our lives.
Because while the information may be universal, the way you successfully put it into practice is personal.
When you understand how you naturally process information, make decisions, create momentum, navigate change, and follow through, you can stop trying to force yourself into someone else's formula and start making change work in a way that actually works for you.
Inspiration can show you what's possible. Your personal process helps you make it part of your life.
Make It Make Sense on YouTube and Spotify
When behavior makes sense, relationships get easier, life becomes lighter, and you feel empowered every day.
Join me for Make It Make Sense Live, Tuesday 8/11 7pm EST via Zoom where we take conversations like this one off the podcast and into real life.
8/3/2026
Your Next Big Thing
It’s funny how two completely different things can come together at the same time to inspire you in one meaningful way.
My partner’s brother and his buddies are facing professional life milestone transitions and decided to create a podcast to document their journey, share what they are learning and experiencing, provide listeners with tips and let you in on their friendship so while listening you feel like one of the gang. They are all Gen X’ers exploring Your Next Big Thing. I have tuned into a few episodes and have found a lot of value in them so of course wanted to share with you!
And speaking of finding your next big thing, Barbara O’Neill is the epitome of it’s never too late to start something new in life. In the midst of attending her conference last week, I paused from taking in all of the health and wellness information and turned my focus to her career.
She was a stay at home mom for many years. While raising her kids people started asking her more and more questions about what she does to keep them all healthy, naturally. She started sharing her practices to small groups at church and eventually in her late 40’s began working at a health retreat doing the same. This lead to posting her videos online and by age 66 she was known as the world’s grandma. At age 73 she is still traveling the world speaking at conferences and helping people take a new approach to their health and wellness.
She is living proof that what comes naturally to you in your everyday life, may just be your next big thing.
Start small.
Be authentic.
Believe in yourself.
Take one day at a time.
And of course, follow your personal process along the way.
8/2/2026
Maybe We Need to Ask Why More Often
I recently attended a Holistic Revival with Barbara O’Neill, and while I came home with pages and pages of notes about the body, nutrition, sleep, water, movement and all the things that contribute to our health, the part that stuck with me most wasn’t really about health at all.
It was the word why.
One of the things Barbara does so well is explain why the body does what it does.
Instead of simply asking, How do I make this symptom go away? she encourages you to ask, Why is my body doing this in the first place?
And I couldn’t help but think about how applicable that is to almost everything in life.
Why am I reacting so strongly to this?
Why does this bother me so much?
Why do I keep doing something I say I don’t want to do?
Why can someone else seemingly handle this so easily when I struggle with it?
Why do I know what would probably help me, yet still have such a hard time actually doing it?
We are very quick to try to change what is happening before we understand why it is happening.
With our bodies.
With our behavior.
With our relationships.
With other people.
And maybe even with the things that inspire us.
We hear something that makes complete sense, get excited about doing things differently, and leave thinking, I’m going to start doing that.
Then real life happens.
What I’m realizing more and more is that information can inspire us, but understanding ourselves is what helps us know what to do with it.
Maybe that's why why matters so much.
When we understand what is behind something, we stop fighting quite so hard against what we see on the surface. We become curious. We can make choices based on understanding rather than frustration, fear or assumption.
And sometimes that understanding is what finally allows something to change.
I came home with 35 pages of notes from Barbara’s sessions and have organized them into a resource covering the concepts, philosophies and practical suggestions she shared.
If you're interested in receiving a copy of my notes, reach out and I'll be happy to share them with you.
8/1/2026
Books of the Month
Last week I was very blessed and I say blessed because I was gifted a ticket to a life changing event. I have been a follower and fan of Barbara O’Neill for years and when I heard she was coming to lil’ ol’ Miami County, Ohio I was beyond excited but struggled with getting myself a ticket to attend. When the opportunity fell in my lap I knew it was meant to be and I was meant to be there.
Not only did she come to speak, she spent her morning signing books and you better believe I was one of the first in line. Just her presence alone is inspiring, especially given she is traveling the world at 73 years old sharing her gifts and knowledge.
The question I have been asked the most is, “What was your biggest takeaway?” and since I can’t narrow it down to one idea, I will share the health laws she lives by and goes into great detail in her books as well. So if you don’t get a chance to attend one of her events, and unfortunately it’s hard to tell what videos online are authentic or are deepfakes, I highly encourage you to pick up Sustain Me and Self Heal by Design both found on her website.
Sunshine
Use of water
Sleep
Trust in God/Thankfulness
Abstain
Inhale
Nutrition
Moderation
Exercise
