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The one thing you need to heal your maladies
I’m now three weeks post-op and doing well. Healing is an interesting process. It is both demanding and boring. Challenging and innate....

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 7, 20222 min read


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

Ariana Friedlander
May 12, 20221 min read


The One Thing You Can Do About Dueling Priorities - Work vs. Life
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...

Ariana Friedlander
May 10, 20223 min read


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

Ariana Friedlander
May 3, 20223 min read


The Counter Intuitive Solution to Overwhelm
Sometimes, when things feel so overwhelming it’s hard to know what to do next. Or to focus. Or to think straight. The best thing you can...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 26, 20221 min read


Facing the headwinds
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....

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 19, 20223 min read


The benefit of meaningful support
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 12, 20224 min read


Advocating for yourself can be triggering but worth it
There's something about advocating for myself that tends to compound triggers. This might be due to the gumption required to step into my...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 5, 20223 min read


Why you should use your cat-like instincts
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 30, 20224 min read


Daylight Savings Snafu
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....

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 22, 20224 min read


What if you smiled at everyone?
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 11, 20224 min read


The Sitcom Effect
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 6, 20225 min read


New Year, New...
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,...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 4, 20223 min read


What if you stopped "doing the holidays perfectly"
Decorate, finish shopping, clean the house, wrap gifts, write and mail cards, attend holiday gatherings, prepare holiday meals and do all...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 14, 20213 min read


Charisse Bowen - Turning entrepreneurial failure into positive change at the Federal Government
Charisse Bowen is a self-proclaimed entrepreneur who now works for the Federal Government. "I always love a good challenge, which is, I...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 9, 20214 min read


"Every tree comes with its own adventure,"
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 30, 20214 min read


Have you tried writing to the void?
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 23, 20215 min read


Erica Feucht - Work should feed your life, not eat you whole
Erica Feucht is a Mompreneur who co-founded Pit Liquor, a natural deodorant company. She and her husband started the company together...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 19, 20213 min read


Allison Seabeck "Sometimes you have to break things"
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 12, 20213 min read


Cynthia Eichler - Shake up the Etch a Sketch, Stand in the gap & Find the right people
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...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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