In My Own Words

Listening is one of the most powerful skills we can develop, yet it’s one of the least practiced. Most of us believe we’re good listeners simply because we hear what others are saying. But real listening goes far beyond sound. It’s about understanding, presence, and...

Serena Mastin was recently featured in VoyageDallas as part of their Hidden Gems interview series—spotlighting founders and leaders making a meaningful impact behind the scenes. The feature shares insights into her journey, values, and the vision behind Pulse...

For most of my life, I completely misunderstood emotions. I treated them like disruptions, things I needed to swallow, suppress, or “manage” so I could just keep pushing. I thought that strength meant composure, productivity, and stoicism. I thought that if I could...

If you’re in leadership, you’ve been there: overwhelmed by deadlines, navigating constant change, managing people with competing needs, and trying to hold everything together when the unexpected happens. In those moments, even the strongest among us can slip into...

If you’ve ever found yourself in a room full of people looking to you for answers that you didn’t have, you know the quiet panic that can set in. I spent most of my career believing that leadership meant being someone who knew—the person who could fix things, solve...

Her Nation highlighted this amazing blog, please take a read here https://www.hernationmagazine.com/post/why-growth-challenges-run-deeper-than-youthink When Growth Stalls, The Real Problem Lies Beneath the Surface. After more than 25 years in marketing and over a...

Have you ever noticed how some days feel like they’re running you instead of the other way around? You promise yourself you’ll slow down, but somehow, your schedule fills up, the emails pile in, and your mind never stops racing. For many of us, this isn’t just being...

Sometimes, we forget that our minds aren’t just one voice. There’s the part of us that chooses, decides, and speaks with intention, and then there’s the quieter, deeper current that hums beneath it all. The conscious mind is the captain at the wheel, steering the...

Lately, you’ve been showing up, doing everything that’s expected, and making sure all the boxes are checked. From the outside, it looks like everything’s in place. But when the world quiets down and you finally have a moment to breathe, you’re met with a heaviness you...

When we think of intelligence and processing, we often point to the brain as the primary control center of the body. But recent research in neuroscience and neurocardiology reveals a much more fascinating truth: your heart plays a far more active role in your body’s...