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Yesterday, I introduced Week One of Fauxvember — Physical Wellness — and asked "What's happening to my body?" Today, I'm introducing Week Two: Emotional Wellness, and a question that can sometimes be even harder to answer. "How am I really doing?" Today, I had a doctor's appointment and it reminded me of something I think women need to hear. We spend so much of our lives caring for others. Our families, our friends, our colleagues, our communities. We show up, we carry resp

It's a question many of us have asked - especially as we get older. Why am I so tired? Why has my sleep changed? Why does my body respond differently to things that never used to bother me? And how often do we just shrug our shoulders and say, "Well, I guess that's aging!" During Week One of Fauxvember (November 1 - 7), we're paying attnetion to our physical wellness. Our sleep. Our energy. Our movement. Our changing bodies. And yes, how alcohol affects us. This is not anothe

What if Fauxvember wasn't about changing ourselves but reconnecting with ourselves? We spend much of our lives doing, working, caring, planning, responding, and looking after everyone and everything. But how often do you give yourself the space to notice..... How YOU are doing? As we prepare for Fauxvember, I'm thinking about the importance of reflection - something I explored deeply during my Master of Arts in Leadership. That said, reflection doesn't have to mean sitting do