by Margie | Dec 30, 2024 | Build Resilience, Lead Purposefully, Live Passionately
Back in Australia for Christmas, I’m reminded of a moment five years ago, in early 2020, that feels both distant and vividly present. Charred leaves drifted down from an apocalyptic sky as I hurriedly helped my parents pack up their most precious belongings before...
by Margie | Dec 30, 2024 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Growing up on a dairy farm, my dad often called me “bumblefoot”—it was meant as a term of endearment but that label that did what labels do… it stuck. For years I internalized it to mean I lacked all athletic talent and anything requiring coordinated physical...
by Margie | Nov 24, 2024 | Latest Thoughts, Speak Bravely
“It’s completely fine to not be around [Trump voters] and to tell them why,” said Dr. Amanda Calhoun on MSNBC. She went further, saying it’s “essential” to do so. Statements like this capture the heightened tensions of our time. They reflect the polarizing dynamics...
by Margie | May 12, 2024 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Many years ago, my younger sister Anne volunteered with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a French medical humanitarian organization – also known as Doctors Without Borders. Anne was not long out of medical school but wanted to heed a long-held desire to help...
