In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer's dog days, and Thanksgiving is suddenly upon us.

I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

We are so busy that the truth about our lives can't catch up.

Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.

Cool is the emotional straightjacket. It makes us less available for connection which makes us less equipped for leadership roles.

There are infinite numbers of do overs for your teen girls.

Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world could stand to be a little kinder and braver.