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There’s something really special about coming home after a work trip as a parent.

Last night my daughter waited on the porch for me for almost an hour because my flight was delayed from when I told her I’d be home.

And when I finally pu
Some people enter your life as colleagues and somehow become part of the fabric of your story.

I first met Lincoln over shared hand sanitizer at my very first NASPA conference during the infamous norovirus year in Salt Lake City. We were paired toge
3 years in of doing this full-time, and I feel like I’m just getting started.

To everyone who has helped support Dries Coaching & Consulting- thank you. For believing in me. For supporting me. For hiring me. 

You helped this girl make a d
I think a lot of high-achieving women become really good at carrying a lot quietly.

Showing up tired.

Leading while overwhelmed.

Holding space for everyone else while trying to keep themselves afloat too.

And from the outside, it can look like we
One thing I keep coming back to this month: Leadership and mental health aren’t separate conversations.

Because the way we lead is deeply impacted by:

• our capacity
• our self-awareness
• our boundaries
• our ability to c
Up at 3am.

Home at midnight.

A same-day flight out of state to lead a training with one of my favorite teams.

And because I left before my kids woke up, and won’t see them until tomorrow, I updated the messages on their Tonie boxes before I
This week my daughter drew me a picture of the beach.

When she handed it to me she said:

“I want you to have a picture of your happy place because I always want you to be happy…

and because you are my happy place.”

And honestly
Getting sick as a parent is such a strange thing.

Because life doesn’t really stop.

Yesterday, I felt awful. Weak. Exhausted. Feverish.

And still… there were kids to care for.

Movies on in the background. Snuggles on the couch.
Tryin
There’s something really special about coming home after a work trip as a parent.

Last night my daughter waited on the porch for me for almost an hour because my flight was delayed from when I told her I’d be home.

And when I finally pu Some people enter your life as colleagues and somehow become part of the fabric of your story.

I first met Lincoln over shared hand sanitizer at my very first NASPA conference during the infamous norovirus year in Salt Lake City. We were paired toge
One thing I don’t think we talk enough about as working moms:

The emotional labor that comes before we even leave.

Not just packing. Not just planning. But preparing your kids emotionally for your absence.

Trying to help everyone feel connec
3 years in of doing this full-time, and I feel like I’m just getting started.

To everyone who has helped support Dries Coaching & Consulting- thank you. For believing in me. For supporting me. For hiring me. 

You helped this girl make a d I think a lot of high-achieving women become really good at carrying a lot quietly.

Showing up tired.

Leading while overwhelmed.

Holding space for everyone else while trying to keep themselves afloat too.

And from the outside, it can look like we One thing I keep coming back to this month: Leadership and mental health aren’t separate conversations.

Because the way we lead is deeply impacted by:

• our capacity
• our self-awareness
• our boundaries
• our ability to c Up at 3am.

Home at midnight.

A same-day flight out of state to lead a training with one of my favorite teams.

And because I left before my kids woke up, and won’t see them until tomorrow, I updated the messages on their Tonie boxes before I
I crossed a half marathon finish line this weekend…and still felt behind.

At mile 10, my husband sent me this picture.

My kids waiting for me at the finish line.

And my first thought wasn’t: “Wow, they’re proud of me.&rdqu
This week my daughter drew me a picture of the beach.

When she handed it to me she said:

“I want you to have a picture of your happy place because I always want you to be happy…

and because you are my happy place.”

And honestly Getting sick as a parent is such a strange thing.

Because life doesn’t really stop.

Yesterday, I felt awful. Weak. Exhausted. Feverish.

And still… there were kids to care for.

Movies on in the background. Snuggles on the couch.
Tryin

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