Reinventing Her

10/22/2026

"How do you connect with something larger than yourself?"

It seems we rarely talk about our spiritual lives, except in passing.

Faith, spirituality, religion- well, it’s personal. But when we speak it, it becomes more real.

In this week’s Substack post, I share how I found the answer to “Is God real?”

When we talk about our spiritual beliefs, and about what’s truly meaningful to us, with another person, especially someone who receives it with respect, even if their beliefs differ, we experience what psychologists call "existential connection." A sense that we're part of something bigger than ourselves.

Try this with your partner over a quiet dinner. Or with a friend who's also in a season of reflection. Perhaps with your mother or grandmother. You might learn something you never knew about that person.

This question is from my Flourish Conversation Cards, Deck I: Embracing Self.

Full article on why talking about meaning makes life more meaningful; link in bio.
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10/14/2026

I loved my interview with Elayna Fernandez - The Positive MOM last week. She asked so many great questions about my journey and how Flourish Conversation Cards came to be. Enjoy our conversation!

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10/14/2026

Here's a question that might surprise you:

"What's the most important thing you've learned about your own emotional patterns?"

We all have patterns. The way we react when criticized. What we do when overwhelmed. The emotion we avoid at all costs.

This week's article talks about how, when we name our patterns out loud, they lose their grip. Link in the first comment.

09/30/2026

Ok, you gotta love AI, right? I was sitting by a stream at the Minneapolis Arboretum two weeks ago. I was there with a group of Canfield Certified Trainers to create a new effort to spread The Success Principles teachings around the globe.

I was so blissed out with the beauty of the place that I became separated from the rest of the group. At first, I was bummed because I didn't want to miss a minute of being with this inspiring group of people.

But then I realized I had been given a huge gift of silence, beauty, and presence. I allowed myself to wander, to stop when I felt like sitting, and move where my intuition led me.
I loved that time to myself, a reset that I didn't realize I needed. When I met up with the group, I felt deep peace and gratitude.

What's your favorite place to reset?

08/11/2026

The two Flourish Groups I'm currently facilitating are helping each woman practice the conversation skills she needs to have better relationships. Read more on my Substack. Link in the comments.

08/06/2026

We all got what we came for...eight months in.

07/30/2026

How do you care for your "inner Self"?

07/23/2026

Think about your closest friends. How did those relationships form?

Chances are that it wasn't through polite conversation at a party. It was through shared experience. Working on something together. Going through something hard together. Showing up for each other over time.

Flourish groups accelerate that process.

Find out how in comments...

06/22/2026

What I’ve learned after decades of working with women?

We’re experiencing an epidemic of surface-level conversation.

We’ve professionalized our social lives, packed our calendars with lunches and events and memberships, but we’re starving for something deeper.

And here’s the painful truth: most of us don’t even know how to have a real conversation anymore.

We’ve forgotten how to ask meaningful questions. We’re afraid of being ‘too much’ or ‘too heavy.’ We default to safe topics because vulnerability feels risky.

But underneath our performance? There’s a woman who wants to be truly seen. Who has questions she’s been sitting with alone. Who’s navigating this stage of life, post-career, post-raising-kids, post-whatever-defined-her-before?

And we’re wondering, ‘Who am I now? What’s next? Does anyone else feel this way?

That’s why I designed Flourish. For women who are tired of the “same-old, same-old” and want to stretch into learning more about themselves and others.

Who are we really?

What gives our life meaning?

How do we connect with another person in a way we feel inside is truly possible?

I’ll leave you with a Flourish (from Relationships & Social topic) question to ponder…

“Are you surrounding yourself with people who challenge you to grow, or people who let you stay comfortable?”

I’d love to hear your answer. Thanks for being here.

Tresa

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Interested in a deck to share with your group of women friends?
https://www.flourish-conversations.com/shop

05/22/2026

Five months ago, I started a Flourish discussion group with a few women and a deck of conversation cards.

We met in a stuffy clubhouse. Sat around a conference table. Everyone was polite. Guarded. It felt like a board meeting, not a gathering of souls.

So we moved to members' living rooms. And everything changed.

Now we have a core group who won't miss a meeting.

Women referring friends.

Real conversations are happening, the kind where someone shares something hard, and everyone else exhales because they feel it too.

This was the reason I designed Flourish Conversation Cards, and why I'm starting Flourish groups.

Do you want to start one too?