Growing up, my mom always said stopping one thing created room for me to do something different. She encouraged me whenever I was upset...

As I've navigated making a major medical decision for myself this year, I have felt like the poster child for your brain on stress. And...

Before my daughter was born, I busily prepared for her arrival. Our guest room was converted into a nursery, which required laying down...

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The wind has been ferocious lately. Just the other day, I looked out my window and saw two crows flying against 30 miles an hour gusts....

When I was in college, I went with a group of friends into town. A girlfriend and I were getting piercings. My friend had her lip pierced...

There's something about advocating for myself that tends to compound triggers. This might be due to the gumption required to step into my...

Last spring, my cat alerted me to two baby bunnies stuck in our window well. My cat's instinct to hunt was the only reason I knew that...

I was packing for my flight home from Spain when I looked at my friend's computer. It was early morning and no one else was awake yet....

Six years ago I set a goal to smile at everyone I encountered for 6 months. It was partly a social experiment, and partly an intention to...

Life is not like a sitcom, and yet it's so easy to get sucked into those worlds. The other week I was watching a Halloween episode of...

I remember the first time I was cognizant of the New Year. It was 1989 and my parents let me stay up to watch the ball drop. In my mind,...

Decorate, finish shopping, clean the house, wrap gifts, write and mail cards, attend holiday gatherings, prepare holiday meals and do all...

Charisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...

Picking out a Christmas tree has been a source of stress in my life. It's silly but true. Every year we get a fresh cut tree, doing our...

Sometimes writing a blog feels like journaling. I get an idea and start writing. My writing takes on a life all its own - going places I...

Erica Feucht is a Mompreneur who co-founded Pit Liquor, a natural deodorant company. She and her husband started the company together...

Allison Seabeck never sought to be the President of a growing company. In her own words, "it wasn't my career aspirations to be a...

Cynthia Eichler didn't follow a traditional career path, starting in a corporation and working her way up. In fact, she didn't even work...

"I wanted to see if others would pick up this idea and run with it....I didn't want it to be dependent on me." Mary explained as we...