Laughable Plans: Finding Control When There Feels Like None.
If you Google search “top 10 most stressful life events,” there are a few repeat offenders that pop up on list after list. Death of a loved one. Marriage. Divorce. Starting a new job or losing a current one. Financial problems. And then, there’s...
Mistake Resilience: How To Recover From A Case of “I Should Have Known Better”
Do you ever have those things that happen where you’re like, “Ugh, why did I do that?! I should have known better” ?? Like… …Forgetting to add the salt in the cookies you grew up baking. …Signing on the wrong dotted line when you’ve been signing...
You’ll Love It When You’re Older: On Ageism, Bias, and Covertly Dangerous Compliments
I got exposed to ageism at a very early age in a very odd way: by getting told incessantly how much younger I looked than I actually was. Immediately followed by: YOU’LL LOVE IT WHEN YOU’RE OLDER. Every time I got praised for looking “so young,” I could...
Here’s How To Help Someone You Love Shift Their Negative Self-Talk
I’ll never forget the way my dad looked at me when he said: You have so much to be proud of. I wish you could see it. My heart breaks every time I hear someone I love put themselves down. But I get it. I was once that person, too. The person who didn’t...
Have You Updated Your OS Lately?
“I think I’m an Apple person. Yep, I’ve decided it. I’m switching out everything.” This was my husband, about a month ago. My PC-using, iPhone-carrying husband, tired of multiple brands and multiple systems, decided that he would no...
