I am always talking about how to relieve stress for us busy businesswomen, who are wearing 17 hats and trying to negotiate through these incredibly difficult times.  So, in order to talk about joy, I have to talk about how to get there, because most of us are not...

I want to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! Love yourself today and do something special, just for you!​ My comment on the Valentine Day's show, Where We Live, on NPR.Most people will never know joy. Some will have only glimpses. A small group will experience profound...

When was the last time you had a conversation with your colleagues about how feeling joyful makes your body sing?? Another of my silly questions, right?! This is generally not what we talk about as businesspeople. Yet, I find it's my urgent desire to speak with you...

Last week, being at the start of a new year, we were talking about resolutions. I was saying that resolutions really are not very helpful because we tend to make them and then we forget about them a week or two later. A much better plan to use if you truly want to...

Because it’s the beginning of the new year, I must talk about resolutions like everybody else! -- But with a little twist. Keeping resolutions is hard, right? How are you doing with yours? I can’t count the number of times in my youth, that I ‘resolved’ to lose a few...

Do you believe in angels? I never did. For years I had friends who would tell me, “I had this amazing experience- this angel came to me and…..”  and I’d think, “Oh, yeah, tell me another one.” I didn't really get it. I didn't understand what they were telling me. I...

Last week I was delighted to have Tai Vicari, well-known social media guru on Long Island, as a guest on my Facebook Live (Fri 1pm @marciagrace.tropin)  We eventually got to talking about how she handles stress but we began by talking about hats, women, spirituality,...

There is a way for you to experience your thoughts and your feelings differently so that you can discover the solutions to your problems. Right within your own mind, that's where the answers are. But you must give yourself the opportunity to be still for a moment, to...

Have you ever planned something and then at the last minute, it fell through? I know. Silly question. It happens all the time, right?  I said oh I'll do interviews, that'll be a nice thing to do for the December ‘Calms’. And last week I had a wonderful time with Diane...

Recently I did an interview with my writing buddy and friend, Diane Riis. I asked her to join me to talk about how writing can help the woman entrepreneur find her calm. Diane is a writing coach who helps women birth their books as well as being an author herself. You...