Oh people, here I go… sharing the thing that women “of a certain age” no longer want to share. My age.   I am turning 55. It’s such a good number.  I’m actually kind of excited for it.   Not sure how I’ll feel about 56! 😊 Trying to stay present! The lightning bolt of...

Recently, A WILL member I’ll call Jackie finished the first phase of her work. When she had initially signed up, she told me, “I’m going to sign up and then not do it.” I told her we weren’t going let that happen.  And we didn't. WILL helped her big leave her big law...

A few months ago, I wrote about a WILL member who couldn’t get out of bed. Her body said, “No. We are done for now.” She took a one-month leave of absence, and then extended it to two. Still weary, she went back to work, where the boundary violations began...

Do you love to learn?    How long did it take you to become a lawyer?  You did at least 3 years in law school, plus your years of practice.  So at a very minimum, 3-4 years. What does law school teach you to do REALLY?  Might you agree that primarily, it teaches you...

I got a text from a WILL alumna this week that read:Since leaving (big) law, Courtney has worked in a non-legal capacity at a dynamic real estate company in San Francisco. She now gets to be in meetings much of the day, which is her idea of a good time. Sitting alone...

One of the many reasons I started WILL is that I flailed early in my career.  It seemed like law school was one of the only options. When I graduated college, many people asked… “Are you going to go to law school?  You can do anything with a law degree.” My dad had...

[Trigger warning: Fertility challenges, pregnancy loss and premature baby discussed in this post.] Mother’s Day is complicated. Whether or not you’re a mother, have a challenging relationship with yours, want to be a mom, or no longer have a mother. When I was in my...

What if you don’t know what you want “to do”?What would you tell a 16 year old who worries they don’t know what they want “to do”?Last week I wrote about my son Elias.  This week, my other son Laszlo, turned 16.Sometimes during my morning meditation, I cultivate a...

Last week, my son was back in his school building, hunched over a desk in the gym, taking the SAT. As I dropped him off, I held myself back from hugging him goodbye in front of the other kids, and saying, “Do your best, but really, it doesn’t matter what you get on...

Last summer, I had a conversation with a prospective WILL member.  I asked her, “Where would you like to be a year from now?” She said, “I will have left my job, and be on a yacht in the Mediterranean.” She ended up not enrolling in WILL at the time, but every now and...

I was taking a walk the other morning and musing about a big decision.To be honest, I was giving myself a hard time.  I’ve got Gemini all over my chart, and I tend to hang out in ambivalence longer than is probably good for me, and those around me.Then, I remembered...

Sometimes Jewish holidays catch me off guard.  Since they are based on a lunar calendar, they don't fall on the same exact day each year. This Saturday, despite its early arrival, I am ready for Passover. After this past year, I'd love to talk about liberation - how...