We Have to Own Our Part to Heal Our Broken Heart & Find a Deeper Love
“True love does not only encompass the things that make you feel good, it also holds you to a standard of accountability.” ~Monica Johnson I remember the confusion I felt as it slowly began to [...]
We Get to Define Our Experiences and Decide What We Take from Them
“When something bad happens you have three choices. You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” ~Unknown It’s massively important how we define our world and [...]
Beyond Sorry: A Better Way to Handle Conflict in Your Relationship
“Sorry isn’t always enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.” ~Unknown When I was young I was like every other kid, always in and out of trouble. I pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable [...]
Adapting to Feeling Unseen: How I’m Navigating a World That Overlooks the Aging
OlderBeautiful inside and out—Invisible I gave a little start when those words flashed onto the screen during a presentation by the poet Elizabeth Bradfield. Liz was in the process of describing six-word memoirs, modeled on [...]
How I Learned to Stop Pushing So Hard and Enjoy the Moment
“Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between effort and surrender.” ~Danielle Orner Over a year ago, I boarded a plane and found myself [...]
How to Tackle Fear and Anxiety Cognitively, Behaviorally, and Spiritually
“The beautiful thing about fear is that when you run to it, it runs away.” ~Robin Sharma During my first-grade choir concert, my classmate, Meg, fainted from the top row of the bleachers, and in [...]