The Courage to Say No
September 1, 2025
There have been so many times in my life when I’m asked to do something and in my gut I really don’t want to do it for any number of […]
Brooke’s Blogs
The Courage to Try Something New
June 20, 2025
When was the last time you tried something new—not because you were certain, but because you were curious, ready, or simply knew it was time? At The Restoration Project, we […]
Busy Seasons
May 23, 2025
Life in busy seasons. It can feel heavy and burdensome. Like you are dropping all the balls. Giving 1% to 100 things versus 90 percent to 9 and feeling like […]
The Courage to Take Action
February 25, 2025
Back several years ago, I owned a coffee shop in downtown Cedar Rapids. I had taken a risk in 2011 to step away from a banking career, steady salary, match […]
Surrender Remembers. Fear Forgets.
December 10, 2024
Surrender Remembers. Fear Forgets. What has your attention right now? Where has fear, resentment, guilt and anger made a presence in your every day? Do these have a firmly held […]
Risking Everything for Our Full Aliveness
October 29, 2024
There are times in my life that I feel completely broken. Like unwanted toys. Dirty, broken, worn out from a new shiny box Christmas morning, if you get what I’m […]
Pondering
October 1, 2024
I’m pondering. Enlightenment in watching a bird build a nest. Picking out the branches, and twigs, and anything it can find that might be the right fit and size to […]
Connected Leadership
August 1, 2024
Here’s what I knew and understood about connection prior to landing and exploring a world of coaching and consulting, inner teaching and learnings. I understood it through the lens of connectivity….plugging […]
Leading Myself with Love
May 9, 2024
Taking a deep breath, breathing in the cool, crisp air of the morning, I ask myself: What does my heart truly yearn for? To feel safe. To feel whole in […]
The Rollercoaster
April 16, 2024
HOLDING ON. HELD ON. STILL HOLDING. Like a rollercoaster, the anticipation once on the ride is overwhelming, exciting, a thrill and rush of emotions overflowing! For a moment, it’s intensely satisfying. […]
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