One of my friends was reading my recent blog — The Myth of the Strong Woman — and she read it out loud to her husband. When she finished, he looked at her and said, “Ask Leslie if she’s going to write something about what men struggle with too.”
So, sir… this one’s for you. (And honestly, for...
I grew up with a mother who embodied the myth of the “strong woman” so completely that I didn’t even realize it was a myth. It was just… life. It was the air we breathed.
My mom endured. She held down a full-time job, raised me and my sister, did all the cooking and cleaning, managed every appoi...
“Love becomes dangerous the moment we start relating to our fantasy instead of the person in front of us.” — Leslie Noble
Magical thinking doesn’t begin in adulthood. It’s planted early, long before we ever date anyone. Many of us grew up on stories where love was a rescue mission, a transfor...
Most of us were never taught what it means to truly live. We were handed a cultural script that is, in many ways, deeply dysfunctional. It tells us that if we hit the right milestones—marriage, home, kids, dogs, career success, financial stability—we will feel fulfilled. We will feel whole. We wi...
A Nervous System Take on a Trend That’s Everywhere**
“Peace that requires me to hide isn’t peace — it’s fear dressed up as rest.” — Leslie Noble
I’ve always considered myself an ambivert — a little bit of both. I can be perfectly content at home with a book, a blanket, and a quiet room, b...
Every so often, a couple sits down in my office and one partner says, “They’ve just… let themselves go.” Sometimes they mean weight. Sometimes it’s energy, motivation, or the spark they used to see in each other. On the surface, it sounds like a complaint about appearance. But after years of clin...
Earlier this week, my best friend called me in a panic because an ice storm was coming. She and her husband wanted me to drive to their house so I “wouldn’t be alone.” A few hours later, my sister called with the same energy: “If it gets bad, I’m coming to get you.”
Both moments were incredibly ...
“You can’t evolve while protecting the patterns that keep you the same.” — Leslie Noble
There comes a moment in every healing journey when you realize the real barrier isn’t the wound anymore — it’s the habits you built around the wound.
You say you want growth, but keep choosing the patt...
Forgiveness is one of those words people use casually but experience painfully. It’s often presented as a moral obligation, a spiritual milestone, or a sign of maturity. But real forgiveness — the kind that actually brings peace — is far more nuanced, far more human, and far more liberating than ...
It started on Wednesday. Just a little scratch in my throat, a bit of congestion—nothing dramatic. I told myself it was allergies, maybe the weather shifting, maybe just fatigue. I brushed it off the way I always do.
But by Thursday, it wasn’t allergies. It was a full‑blown cold—sore throat, fever,...
“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace, and love.” — Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhism)
“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 (Christianity)
“In the remembrance of God...
