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I had 30 years of evidence. I still didn’t believe it.

by Kelly | Apr 6, 2026 | Feature Article

On the work of seeing yourself clearly, and why it’s harder than it sounds. On a Friday morning in April, I sat down at a table at Junction Bakery, a local coffee shop I love, and did something I’ve never done before. I left my laptop at home. I ordered coffee. And I...

A Letter to Myself, Three Years Into Running My Consulting Practice

by Kelly | Dec 19, 2025 | Feature Article

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳: 𝘐 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦-𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘺...

I Took a 10-Year Career Break. Here’s What I Brought Back

by Kelly | Oct 2, 2025 | Feature Article

In 2013, I decided to step back from my career to raise my kids — who were 4 years old and 18 months. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made: full of love, full of fear, and full of unknowns. I left a phenomenal company and an amazing boss. I thought I’d...