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Welcome to my blog: Perils and Pearls
My heart's desire in this endeavor is to offer support and encouragement to the hearts' of women. That you would feel accompanied - not alone - as we travel together and find the jewels in our sometimes perilous journeys.


Part 1: Are Transitions Just Disruptions, Or Are They Invitations?
Turning Tricky Transitions into Transformation Welcome to a series of blog posts re: the topic of Turning Tricky Transitions into Transformation. In a recent article I wrote for the American Institute of Stress (AIS), I explored the notion of reframing disruption as growth. In this first of five parts, enjoy the set-up: the story of Geri pulling Jim (not my husband’s real name) into yet another boundary-stretching adventure! We are all familiar with the aphorism: The only con
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May 116 min read


Real World Resilience: Cowboys Kicker Brandon Aubrey
A Story of Hard Work, Perseverance & Resilience I just finished a series of posts on the topic of resilience. ( Click here if you would...
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Sep 17, 20255 min read


The #1 Thing We Have in Common w/ Simone Biles & Novak Djokovic
Within the Enneagram personality structure of nine distinct Types, there are a handful of the numbers that tend to deal more with the...
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Aug 8, 20246 min read


The Secret to Developing Endurance: The #1 Skill to Finishing Any Race
Read about developing endurance by practicing recovery while in the midst of an uphill challenge.
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May 22, 20244 min read


Coach Reid’s Range: The Tale of 2 KC Stars
For most Americans (and the world, for that matter), this captured image is old news by now; but the leadership lesson modeled by Coach...
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Feb 16, 20245 min read


Another NBA Gem: Music to My Ears
Rui Hachimura is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was drafted into the NBA in 2019 and plays the...
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May 2, 20234 min read


Gems from the NBA Playoffs. What?
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Failure Speech. The YouTube video: https://youtu.be/uZwlAzr44ys Even my husband has been stunned by how much...
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Apr 29, 20235 min read


Recovery While Climbing
How to Rest Without Stopping Your Race For fifty-two years now, in the historic Western town of Durango, Colorado, thousands of cyclists...
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Apr 19, 20236 min read


TMTD (Teach Me to Dance)
[In case you haven’t checked out the ‘so much more’ to be found in the menu of my blog site: Perils & Pearls -...
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Feb 9, 20235 min read
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