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When I first began this journey, I didn’t realize what it had cost me to override my body’s signals. Looking back, I see that I’d treated myself like a machine that was never supposed to tire, and my brain as the only part that mattered. I was oblivious to the wisdom my body offered. When I learned to be in my body and listen to it, I was surprised to discover there was far more to me than I’d ever known and fascinated by what my body showed me. The practices were challengi

Using my voice to tell my coach and the others in that group space that I wanted to shift to TJ from my given name was an act of courage. We were on a coaching call, and it was my turn to share where I was, what I was working on and what support I needed. I got super nervous and instead of saying "I'd like to go by TJ now", I jumped into: The backstory of how I love my given name, but it can be hard to pronounce and that can get in the way during networking events as I ei