The Joy & Moxie Journal

The real, unfiltered story of building magical experiences, empowering women, and chasing a dream called Paisley Lane — one post at a time.

The Stacy Sisters: What Happens When Women Choose Community Over Competition.

There are two questions guests ask us more than any other at The Stacy Mansion.

The first: "Is the house haunted?"

The second — and the one I want to talk about today: "Do you girls actually get along?"

Every time I hear it, I smile. Because the answer is so much richer than a simple yes.

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Vulnerability Isn't Soft. It's the Skill Most Leaders Are Afraid to Master.

This week was a breath of fresh air.

Fuller than usual — two jobs, back-to-back meetings, the kind of week that could easily blur into a series of checkboxes. But it didn't. Because tucked inside the noise were three experiences that stopped me in my tracks. Not because of what was accomplished, but because of what I witnessed: leaders, colleagues, and strangers choosing to be human out loud.

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