From my mind to yours… Here’s my May Recommendations

Published: Thu, 05/22/25

Updated: Fri, 05/23/25

Hey ,

With May being the month we celebrate mothers, I’ve had some time to reflect on my relationship with my own mother and with my children.

Mothers are not perfect, but sometimes we are expected to be. We are flawed. We make mistakes. But one thing I’m pretty certain of is that we love hard. Whatever your experience with your mother or mothering in general is, please know that moms are figuring it out and in most cases, doing the best they can with the tools they have.

So for May, here are some resources that might give you better life tools or at least something to think about.

Reading...

You Can Heal Your Life

(40^th Anniversary Edition)

by Louise Hay

I’ve heard a lot of wonderful things about Louise Hay over the years and this is my first time reading any of her books. This book gives you a lot to think about when it comes to illnesses in our body and the emotions are body holds that impact our health. She also talks about her mother and their relationship along with her abusive childhood and the cancer she faced in her adult life. It’s a very interesting book.

Here's the link to purchase the book on Amazon.

Recommending...

3 Keys to Creating High-Converting Webinars

My friend, Simone Vincenzi has made a few million by selling using live and online presentations without any hard sell.

He has a unique and simple way of creating a webinar that gives incredible value and converts above industry standards and has worked with more than 500 experts helping them create their own high-converting webinars.

Simone will be delivering a free training on Getting 10-20 New Clients Each Month In A Predictable Way Using Webinars Even If You Don’t Have A Big Audience and Without Paying For Ads.

The free training is focused on teaching business owners what works with webinars now and how they can use them to simplify their sales and marketing by creating one great presentation that bring clients consistently.

Here’s the link to join his training.

YouTube...

Navigating the Emotions of Grief, Anxiety and Loss

I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Michele Mariscal about grief. As someone who lost her mother 5 years ago, I found the grieving process surprising and fascinating at the same time. As a grief recovery specialist, I was eager to hear her thoughts about the grieving process, and I think you will find it interesting too. Michele and I explore the many dimensions of grief, from the emotional weight of terminal illness to the complexities of family dynamics and the lasting impact of natural disasters.

Here's the link to watch

Watching... HULU

The Handmaid's Tale

Speaking of motherhood, The Handmaid's Tale is all about it and more. If you haven’t seen this yet, please go watch from the beginning. It’s based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name and with all that’s going on in the American government and women’s rights to make decisions about their bodies, it’s kinda life imitating art.

It is now streaming on Hulu.

Masterclass Live on Zoom (You’re Invited) by Me...

Leadership Redefined: Drive Results, Build Trust, and Inspire Change

Join me on Wednesday, May 29 | 3:30 PM Pacific | 1-Hour Live Online Event
Click here to register

Most leadership trainings focus on theory. This one focuses on real change.

Whether you lead teams, initiatives, or ideas, this session is about showing up powerfully, building trust, and inspiring movement.

Here's what we’ll explore:

How to lead from where you are without waiting for a title.
The key traits of modern, adaptive leadership in a fast-changing world.
How intentional listening builds connection and deepens trust.
How to ask powerful, catalytic questions that drive collaboration and change.

You’ll also get a free copy of my PDF guide, Powerful Questions, a practical tool for shaping better conversations and decisions.

Please note, this is a live online event, and registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

Save your seat here.

I hope you find my recommendations helpful. My intention is to deliver value to your inbox so that you can learn and grow, just like me. I’d love to get your recommendations as well so please reply to this email if you’ve got any books, movies, shows or events that you think I would like.

Thanks for reading and let me know your thoughts about these recommendations. I hope to see you at the Masterclass too!

All the best,

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