As a former Corporate Training Consultant specializing in effective communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, I was stumped and feeling like a failure that I couldn’t manage cooperative relationships with my 7, 9, and 11-year children! No one listened…

As a first-generation immigrant, I grew up in a heavily academic-focused family in China. I came to the US for graduate school, then worked in Corporate Finance and Operating Management field….

As the Artist in Residence at the Co-Co, I am happily a full- time artist of nearly 20 years, and a practicing psychologist for 30. I was raised in New Jersey, as a feminist in an art-loving family of scientists. While painting with my father as a child, my mother would say, “A woman has to support herself”.

One of my favorite quotes is ‘you attract what you think and receive what you believe’. After three decades working for big-name media brands including Martha Stewart and Fast Company and a big fat cancer diagnosis, I slowed down and did the work to uncover the red thread of my life's journey…

Since our founding, we have brought people together to learn, engage in depthful conversations, and take action on pressing social issues. The women (and men!) in our community are focused not only on lifting up fellow members but also on serving their families and communities…

I was the typical type A woman. I worked hard, I played hard, I exercised hard and I didn’t have take care of myself. I followed the latest fad diets and was always trying to lose that last 5-10 pounds. After years of abusing my body, I was sick.

Finding humor during quarantine is necessary for my survival, and yet there is, understandably, a short supply of funny. Until, that is, I was introduced to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) being offered by the Federal Government.

Two years ago, in April of 2018, The Co-Co’s founding team gathered for a planning meeting. I have a clear memory of newsprint papering the conference room walls. The lead sentence on The Co-Co’s website landing page was drafted that day: The Co-Co is here to inspire and support you, wherever you are on your journey of life and career. I could have never imagined that two years later, our team's shared journey would bring us home.