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Behind the Mask
We learn as kids to wear masks. We shrink or contort to match what the world seems to want from us.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Apr 83 min read
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Everyone Deserves a Chance to Fly
Elphaba’s words remind us that the ability to soar shouldn't require magical powers and a broomstick.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Feb 93 min read
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Letting Things Slide
Four.
That’s how many liability waivers our family needed for Thanksgiving break activities.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jan 113 min read
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Body of Proof
What if the bigger tragedy is that I could have been a champion weightlifter or shotputter?
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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When in Rome
As we departed for Naples, I started to think about what the full phrase, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” really means.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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My unlikely path to NCAA basketball glory
The real winner of the 2024 NCAA basketball tournament was me.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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What's the Cost of Achieving All of Your Goals?
Cleaning out my childhood bedroom brought back a lot of great memories for me: events I had attended, concerts I had seen, friends I...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Mar 12, 20245 min read
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An Apology Note to My Body
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to experience Reiki for the first time. I wrote this journal entry immediately afterward.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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Recreating the Magic
Immediately following our inaugural Women’s Wellness Retreat in March, Rachel, Karen, and I set out to re-create the magic. What was the...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Nov 6, 20235 min read
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Under Construction: Laying the Foundation
After a few years of discussing, researching (exclusively on the part of my husband), and complaining (exclusively on the part of me)...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Oct 7, 20235 min read
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When the Revolution Happens, I Will Not Be Wearing Spanx
Content warning: This blog addresses diet culture and intentional weight loss which may be triggering to some. Please take care of yourself.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jul 8, 202310 min read
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Magic
I have facilitated a number of retreats over the past two years. This was different.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Apr 16, 20233 min read
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Ring that Bell
When I started running again in the fall of 2021 after an extended multi-year hiatus, I also acquired a new-to-me Garmin sports watch.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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Lean into truth, not capacity
Although I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions, I do carve out space to consider what one word or phrase will support me in orienting my energy
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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You Never Forget Your First
I stepped out onto the porch of the AirBnB I was staying at just a few blocks away from the start line of the Richmond marathon.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Nov 17, 202210 min read
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Out on a Limb
The blurb said participants would be able to “integrate calm and confidence as you cross a log suspended 25 feet in the desert sky.”
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Oct 11, 20228 min read
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The Cheap Seats
In the fall of 2020, I signed up for a Dare to LeadTM workshop that one of the faculty members from my coaching program was co-facilitating.
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Sep 10, 20225 min read
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We're Going to Need a Bigger Bucket
Although we hadn’t yet stepped foot outside of the all-inclusive resort where we were vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico,...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jul 11, 20227 min read
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Parenting on a Paddleboat
After enduring a second lackluster COVID summer, my husband and I thought we would plan a special family outing before the start of school..
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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Body, Incorporated
Everyone has a primary assessment about themselves; that one-liner that sits right beneath the surface and seems to explain everything...
Marissa Lifshen Steinberger
Jul 16, 20215 min read
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