✦ The Random Gift Shop Purchase That Changed My Life

Have you ever been so captivated by something — that it stops you in your tracks — not because it’s dramatic or life-shattering, but because something about it feels… divine?

(For me, that’s pretty much any time I’m with a baby. J...

Let’s face it: feeling drained of energy is the worst!

Even when the plot twists of life throw massive stress balls your way, energy means you can still show up as the capable powerhouse of brilliance you are.

But when energy is sapped? Yeah, not so much…

According to scientists, energy is the ab...

Let's just say it: midlife brings its fair share of surprises. (And not the confetti-and-champagne kind.)

One minute, you're crushing a workout or slipping on jeans that still fit…

The next? Your body throws a plot twist. Suddenly, those jeans (and half your closet) feel like they belong to someon...

Quick rewind to grade school gym class…

There I was, waiting in line before a thick, scratchy rope hanging from the ceiling — aka my impending doom. As my classmates climbed like playful monkeys, fearless and fast, I was two seconds from faking a stomachache.

But then came my turn. I grabbed the r...

Recently, a colleague crossed a line we’d previously agreed on. And I felt that familiar pull:

Just let it go. Keep the peace. It’s not worth it.

My old habit — what I privately called “eating it” — was swallowing the icky feeling, downplaying the hurt, and moving on without saying a word. 🤢

This...

For most of my life, I believed there was only one season — the season of DO-ing.

If I wasn’t creating, producing, or pushing something forward, I felt like I was falling behind. Rest? That was for later — when everything was done. (And when is life ever done? Exactly. 🙃)

In my 30s, between raisin...