Sasha’s Blog
I Was Named for my Ukrainian Great-Grandmother
People often ask me about my name. Sasha is a nickname for Alexandra. "How do you get that?" people ask. "It's a Russian diminutive for Alexander or Alexandra, that's my official name." I grew up during the Cold War, and the boys in elementary school made fun of me as...
The Pleasure and Pain of Plunging into Cold Water, Inch by Inch
My fascination began in March 2020, one of those weeks when the pandemic started to get all too real. Quarantine had just begun.One evening when I wasn’t freaking out reading an Atlantic article predicting how long this pandemic might last (three to four years, I...
Free Downloadable Quirkyalone Valentines to Inspire Self-Love. Come and get ’em! 🙂
Happy early Quirkyalone Day! In case you didn't know (you may have been conditioned to believe that there's only one holiday on February 14), Quirkyalone Day is coming up. International Quirkyalone Day is a do-it-yourself celebration of romance, friendship, and...
Feeling lonely this holiday season? Watch this…
Last weekend five of us who write about being single (when we actually do want relationships too) and/or about managing the experience of being childless or childfree gathered for a very honest live Zoom conversation. If you are feeling lonely and/or sad,...
Trick or treating as a childless, fortysomething woman. I mean, WHY NOT?
After Tanya and I hit up a few houses trick-or-treating on my block, collecting Dark Kit Kats and Smarties, I tried to convince my friend that people might be taking us for teenagers. At the next house, a sixtyish woman dressed as a witch wryly asked us, "Aren't you...
Are you 50+ and demoralized about dating? Join me for this free online event to launch Fifty First Dates After Fifty
When I talk to my women coaching clients who are 50+, I hear a lot of frustrations about dating. What's the best dating site to use? Are all the good ones taken? And what about internalized ageism? Is it really too late to find love or is that a story you have been...
Hi! I’m Sasha
Executive and Life Coach on a mission to help women connect with their bodies to live their best lives + do their best work. Author: of Quirkyalone + To-Do List. Forthcoming: WET.
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