A few days before a special election in New York, I was rushing into a Brooklyn subway station with too many bags strapped across my body and too many thoughts scuttling around my brain. Suddenly, a woman handed me a flyer and said...
We will have to get creative about how we stay close, but stay close we must. (Good thing you are a creative GENIUS) We are in this together and we will get through it together.
The fact that you feel resistance on your path means you have chosen something brave and alive and true.

Scholarships
In honor of our five-year anniversary, we are awarding five scholarships to The Collective. These scholarships are year-long, include both partial and full tuition options, and are open to women and non-binary
March 22, 2021

I’m hiring!
I am currently seeking a Community Experience Manager and Creative Assistant. Read on for details and application instructions for both positions. We look forward to hearing from you.
February 28, 2021

Hope is a Verb
I wonder what would happen if we all moved with the same kind of hope Ruth did—determined, specific, unshakeable. Her passing is a devastating loss, and also an invitation to each of us to be done with what is, so we can dedicate our lives to what can be.
September 25, 2020

Seven Resources and Actions to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
I am unequivocally committed to building an anti-racist community, and doing the work to dismantle white supremacy, violence against the black community, and systemic racism and anti-blackness in all of its complex forms. And: these words mean nothing without sustained action to support them.
July 13, 2020

The wedding we had was NOT the wedding we planned. Thank Goodness.
It rained, it stopped raining, it rained again, it rainbow-ed, and then the sun made a surprise entrance in the middle of the ceremony that we couldn’t have directed better if we tried.
June 3, 2020

5 Rules (and Practices) for Creating Anything
Most likely you do not need all of these rules right now, but I have a hunch you may need at least one. And DO NOT be fooled by their simplicity!
June 3, 2020

The 13 Most Important Learnings of 2019 (because it’s all learning).
The adventure begins when we let go of how it’s supposed to go.
(This will probably be on every new year’s list until I either die or stop writing them)
June 3, 2020

Let It Land
May you have the courage to trust that your presence–exactly as it is in this moment—is both a power tool, and a gift.
March 3, 2020

The Miracle Diet
I will raise my daughter on this diet.
And she will raise her daughter on it.
And she will raise hers.
And hers. And hers. And hers.
December 15, 2019