A few weeks ago, I reached out to a friend I made on Groove (a virtual co-working app that I LOVE - seriously, check it out) to check-in...

Jeff was in Jan's office complaining yet again about Terry. "He's definitely trying to sabotage my project," Jeff reiterated for the...

I was standing outside on a cold October night at 2am with my newborn baby in my arms waiting for the fire department. I figured the fire...

It turns out, I took a break from blogging while I’ve been testing Keepin’ it REAL in the Age of AI. I wasn’t sure how much I would blog...

As a parent, I recall distinctly the moment my child started to feel shame because she suddenly avoided making eye contact with me. That...

In 2022, while I endured a cancer journey, I was faced with many difficult and confusing decisions. Before my diagnosis I had already...

"I still struggle with rejection," a colleague confided in me recently. She was explaining a variety of career choices including why she...

The third time I flew with my daughter she was a toddler. We were going to visit her uncle and she had zero recollection of her first few...

A few months ago I shared an experience where someone commented on a post I made with oppressive rhetoric in a Facebook group to a family...

Tanner was stressed out. His team hadn’t followed their SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and an entire batch of products was ruined....

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...

Climbing the pole for the high ropes course, my palms were sweaty. I paused a few rungs up, took some deep breaths to steady my nerves...

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...

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...

There's something almost mystical about the way our memories work. A sight, sound, smell or taste can bring back a swarm of recollections...

A half-finished set of curtains hung over the window at my parent's house for over 10 years. I started them when we moved there. I was 16...

"I'll talk to your father." The mother amiably says to her distressed child. This is a scene we have all encountered, be it personally or...

Upon successfully fleeing to safety after the threat of an attack, a giraffe will shake. It turns out a lot of animals do this. By...

I was out for a walk with my family last month. We were at the local museum parking lot, which has many interesting treasures to explore....

I once watched a biker crash because they were swatting away a swarm of gnats while riding along a trail. These particular gnats were...