By Laura Crandall “Who are your influences?” It’s a common question in movies about musicians and artists. A journalist asks the artist to name the people who influenced them so the audience can have a frame of reference for their art, style, or sound. If, for example, a classical musician was asked that question, they …
How Shame Limits Self Knowledge By Kate Lingren Most of us don’t talk about bias or racism or sexism or homophobia much in our daily lives. There is often a lot of shame associated with discussing these topics, so we just don’t mention them. But avoidance doesn’t help us and doesn’t help our society, so …
By Grant Simon 103 This number represents the days that passed between when my long distance girlfriend, Vali, and I left each other’s side in March and when we were reunited in July. We thought the first couple of days apart would be the toughest, but nothing prepared us to endure several months of uncertainty, …
By Lauren Lake It started as disbelief. Quarantine? In 2020? It began with a mad dash for toilet paper, paper towels and anti-bacterial wipes. I remember talking with my best friend who wisely advised me to stock up on over the counter medicines and shelf stable almond milk for my kids in case we couldn’t …
By Kelechi Udoagwu “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King I have joined and engaged with more online communities this year than ever before. As the corona virus crisis limited the spaces we could occupy physically, I have become more active online. …
By Elly Mullins A Loving Command About Rest For anyone who has spent time with an infant, or time with someone who has had an infant, you know that the period after a baby is born is exhausting. But not exhausting in the way a college all-nighter is exhausting. And not exhausting in the way …
By Victoria Brodsky Rest is an incredible important pillar of health, but it’s also key to your personal evolution and insight. If you’re on a journey of personal growth, consider taking more time to evaluate your rest habits. Why Rest is So Important to Your Personal Growth If you’re on a journey towards a higher …
By Victoria Brodsky Past experiences can leave us rigid and inflexible when it comes to decision making. Though experience is helpful, intuition should not be left out of the decision-making process. Learn how to combine past experiences and personal intuition to make the best decisions for personal and professional development. Intuition vs. Gut Feeling Intuition …
By Lee Ruggles Intuition, as defined by Psychology Today, is a form of knowledge that appears in consciousness without obvious deliberation. It is not magical but rather a faculty in which hunches are generated by the unconscious mind rapidly sifting through past experience and cumulative knowledge. It can also be defined as a feeling, an …
By Laura Crandall How intuition and self-esteem brought me back from burnout. I was supposed to be over-the-moon happy. I’d just completed the biggest thing on my List of Things That Would Be Wonderful To Do: I’d graduated from Harvard. The idea first emerged when I was 16 and beginning to think about college. But …