Disappearing Elm
Two days ago, my neighbor cut down her tree. It's well within her right, and yet—what does this say about our interconnectedness?
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Enough
What do you choose when you can't do it all?
Unreliable
As humans, our perception is inherently flawed. It's our job as conscious, evolving beings to clear out our biases and see reality as it is.
110 Days
It's not fun to sit in discomfort, but that's the path to building resilience. So maybe we should let discomfort stick around for a while.
Addicted
I'm recognizing I'm addicted to productivity. What if, instead, I could find contentment with being in process?
Exactly This
What happens when you realize you are exactly who you are no matter what other people think about you? Autonomy.
The Biggest Myth
The biggest myth is that we don’t have a choice. I’ve told myself “I can’t” more times than I can count. Now I'm asking myself, "Why not?"
There is No Such Thing as Good
I feel a lot of pressure to be a "good" sister, daughter, partner, ally, etc. But what does it mean to be "good"?
Say No
As women, we're taught to say yes, which makes saying no one of the most powerful choices we can make. Here's how I learned to do it.
Coming Back to Simple
It's easy to get caught up in the race for the complicated. What happens when you come back to basics?
The Solution Starts with Feeling
The climate crisis is really an empathy crisis. It's a crisis of not feeling. So we need to start by feeling.
Ali Weeks' Fundamental Truths
Recently I wrote down the things I know to be true about the world, and the things I want to remind myself of more often.
What to Say When You Have Nothing to Say
What do you say when nothing feels important to talk about? Maybe a better question is, do you need to say anything at all?
How to Write for Change
Writing for progress means being intentional about what we say, careful about sharing our pain, and willing to make mistakes.
My Number One Piece of Advice for Entrepreneurs
My number one piece of advice for success in business has nothing to do with email subject lines or marketing funnels. It goes far deeper.
Imagine All We Can Learn
What if we collectively came to the table with the understanding that we're imperfect, that we'll most certainly be wrong about something?
I Can't Believe I Have to Say This, But No I Will Not Work for Free
Every now and then someone expects me to work for free. Sometimes it’s a manipulative colleague, sometimes it's a potential client.
Learning to Let Go
I’ve realized a pattern of grasping things so tightly my muscles ache. Clenching with white knuckles, fingernails digging into palms.
In Defense of Sleeping In
How do you know what advice to follow and which to throw out? Look inward. Listen to your intuition more than anyone else.
The Beauty of Mono-tasking
When I realized multi-tasking was dividing my focus and making me less present, I decided to break up with it in favor of "mono-tasking."
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