Uncertainty has always been a dirty word for me. Even just the way it rolls off my tongue feels sticky and uncomfortable. Over the years, I’ve tried plenty of coping methods including obsessive exercising, marathon wine drinking, and even (cringe) excessive relationship “deconstructing” and “fixing”. It’s only since cancer dropped the certainty is an illusion bomb in my lap that I began playing in the...

Welcome back to the Start Fresh Series. Today we’re featuring Pasha Hogan and her new book, Third Time Lucky. Each week, we’re building bridges between you and fresh ideas by sharing a soundbite or insight from a Fresh Thinker and then linking you back to the places and spaces where you can find  inspiration for your fresh chapter. For the first time ever, we are sharing our own Podcast interview with you. At Fresh Chapter...

Where do you go when one big hairy audacious dream ends and you have to choose between setting your sights on the next giant mountain or retreating into the land of safety and security? In April this year – after 18 months of different cities, faces, beds, and timezones – I rolled my suitcase through the door of my childhood bedroom and sealed the world out. In spite of the success of #Delhi2013, I felt unsure of exactly how to move...

Martha Beck’s insight changed my life and I hope it might change yours too. Today I’m excited to kick off the Start Fresh series. In an effort to help you with your fresh chapter, each week I’ll be sharing a sound bite from a thought leader or world shaker that has had a major impact on me over the last three years. If you want to join our Fresh Chapter Tribe and have these posts, as well as a few updates from the road,...

If you’re new to A Fresh Chapter, you might want to know where it all began. But, if you’ve been with me since the beginning, feel free to scroll past the first few paragraphs and jump down to see what’s ahead... How A Fresh Chapter Began Three years ago, I wrote a letter to Oprah that changed everything. It all started with a walk. I was a few weeks out of the operating room and still nursing the pain of my double mastectomy....