When messaging is so overwhelmingly in your face, one would think many questions would arise from all who are taking it in. It is also… — It’s in your newsfeed on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, on the news media, on T.V., billboards, radio, flyers, in countless headlines daily, and on buses. Today it was even announced over a speaker at my grocery store. In 2021, in America, you cannot get through one 24 hour period without…

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, many of us - both introverted and extroverted types- felt we spent way too much time alone due to the… — With 2020 in the rearview mirror, many of us - both introverted and extroverted types- felt we spent way too much time alone due to the lockdowns, quarantines, and remote work situations. This meant when some sort of normalcy resumed, many of us could not wait to run from our…

I sat on my rear end a lot in 2020. I’d venture to guess many of you did too. Sure, there were people energized by their newly found time… — I sat on my rear end a lot in 2020. I’d venture to guess many of you did too. Sure, there were people energized by their newly found time at home that took up home projects and began a work out regime for the first time ever. While those endeavors…

It has almost been one year since the pandemic struck, bringing with it unique challenges for families in America. With the closure of… — It has almost been one year since the pandemic struck, bringing with it unique challenges for families in America. With the closure of school, limited face to face interaction, and the shutdown of sports activities for much of the year, the mental health impact on children begs our attention. Adults…

It would be easy to list off things going on in the world or my personal life that are complex and difficult right now. I am sure you… — It would be easy to list off things going on in the world or my personal life that are complex and difficult right now. I am sure you likely feel the same. It is that thought that prompted me to write quite the opposite, and to find small experiences that…

Don’t beat yourself up if you haven’t found the group of friends after parenthood that you thought you’d have.This is something that takes… — Don’t beat yourself up if you haven’t found the group of friends after parenthood that you thought you’d have.This is something that takes time for those of us who didn’t stay in the same town or state we grew up in. …

In the last six months I’ve written two stories about interesting and persevering women who deserve to have their stories told. These… — In the last six months I’ve written two stories about interesting and persevering women who deserve to have their stories told. These stories were submitted to an informative and thought provoking site called GirlTalkHQ for their Wonder Women series. The Wonder Women series was a call to writers to share…