I'm a little late to Duchess Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Oprah party. In a house where Minnie Mouse Bow-tique reigns supreme, there's little time for any uninterrupted viewing of adult television. As I waited for that unicorn moment when...
When I was in college I spoke at a weekend retreat, called 'Tool Time', that the university hosted for high school youth group students from across the state. As hundreds of high school students, chaperones, and college kids sat...
Let's start off right out the gate by establishing that I have an unhealthy relationship with the scale. For most of my formative years, weight was never really an issue. The scale wasn't the evil spawn of satan. It...
Thank you Christine Derengowski, Writer, for sharing this personal story about her hysterectomy with our audience. I went to see my doctor for a routine screening and left with an appointment for a hysterectomy. A woman's reproductive life is split into...
I’ll be honest, self-care is not something that I have ever seen a need for or found a desire to participate in. I have been blessed with some pretty chill kids and am lucky to have a relatively relaxed...
After 2020 we all need a fresh start. But just because the last digit of the year changed at midnight doesn't mean everything is perfect. We all have a little tinkering to do to become the person we want...
Imagine a young girl who is just about to turn 21 and has traveled across the country from the USA to the UK to study Fashion. This girl was from the small town of Flint, MI. She did not grow...
Bed rest. Sounds fun, right? No work. No chores. No responsibility. A doctor’s order to basically put everything you love and hate about “adulting” on hold. I instantly thought back to sick days as a kid, watching “The Price...
Food. I am addicted to food.  If I'm happy, food! If I'm nervous, food. Excited, food. Sad, food. You get the idea.  As an empath, I feel strongly and deeply. Every emotion that I feel, I turn to food. This wasn't a...