by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 4, 2026 | Positive Intelligence
Happy Independence Day, friends. It occurred to me this morning, as I was mulling over mixed feelings about the complexity of this American holiday, that the aspiration of liberty is the real message of the day. Liberty has more layers than an onion. Some of my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 28, 2026 | Mindfulness, Positive Intelligence
Before we dive in — if you’ve been looking for a gentle, structured way to build a mindfulness practice, my 15-Day Meditation Refresh starts this Wednesday, July 1. Join us here. A friend challenged me recently on something I’d said. I’d used the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 11, 2026 | Mindful Parenting
I wrote this in 2017, when my youngest was finishing high school — and with graduation season here again, it felt like the right moment to bring it back. Since then I’ve found the Positive Intelligence® framework, which gave me a whole new vocabulary for what I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 7, 2026 | Mental Fitness
How often do you ask yourself, “What would please me?” As someone with a strong Pleaser Saboteur (the inner voice that is constantly telling you that your self-worth is tied to how much you are helping other people), it’s not a question I felt was even OK to ask...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 10, 2026 | Life Lessons, Workshop
It’s Mother’s Day morning. With each passing year, I become more aware of how complex and sometimes fraught this holiday is. I am now in the minority of my friends whose mothers are still with us. I have friends who have lost children. I have friends whose journeys...
