“Life-Coaching”

September 28, 2018 - I’m a big fan of TED Talks, so I decided to forage through their library to conjure up a topic for this week. Although there were so many great options, none of them struck the right chord. I honestly wasn’t sure what I was looking... Read More

October 05, 2018 - A young guy hears about this great fishing stream and being an avid fisherman, he decides to check it out for himself. He goes to the stream, he throws in his line and he waits for a bite. Meanwhile, he happens to notice an elderly... Read More

October 12, 2018 - I used to live in San Francisco, and while there, I made a very nice life for myself. But after 13 years, I began to feel a pull, an urge, a desire to move across the country to New York City. Several of my friends had relocated there, and... Read More

February 22, 2019 -  Last week, I wrote about the importance of finding your direction and how your destination needs clarity — something that you can visualize and describe to anyone who asks, like an “elevator” speech. You also need to hold that... Read More

March 08, 2019 - I consider myself an ambivert — a mélange of an intro- and extro- person. I can burn the candle at both ends or I can contentedly sit alone in a quiet candle-lit room. Recently, though, I’ve been spending more time alone than normal... Read More

March 29, 2019 - Since Persephone rose from her winter hiatus, this blog has focused on some pretty heady material: what if women disappeared, being adrift in your life, loneliness, shame, and most recently, gratitude. This week, I’ve decided to step... Read More

April 05, 2019 - It's now 4:48 pm on Friday and I still haven't decided what to post this week!   It's been a long, exhausting week and the time just slipped by. I decided to look into my back catalog of blog topics and re-post one of them, but I... Read More

March 22, 2019 - As I wrote last week, my dear friend Kitty and her husband were in a horrific car accident in December, with Kitty receiving the brunt of the injuries. It is now three months later, and although she is not fully recovered, she is back in... Read More

June 14, 2019 - This week, I’m bringing you a slight respite from a long topical thought-piece. My intention was to write a post about understanding the difference between living a life of "shoulds" and living a life of "musts." As I was looking through... Read More

June 28, 2019 - In honor of World Pride Month, which culminates this weekend here in New York City with the NYC Pride March, I wanted to bring a touch of gay sensibility to Persephone Rising, and I found the perfect piece for you. Ash Beckham gave a... Read More