By Elly Mullins How to parent during a global pandemic? This is the topic of numerous discussions, debates, and commiserations about the many elements of parenthood that need to be juggled during these, erm, unprecedented times. How to co-parent during a global pandemic? This is a lesser discussed issue, unless you are someone who has …
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. …
Handy Traits in a Digital Age By Lee Ruggles A CAUTIONARY TALE I open my email. From Marcia: “Hello. Hope you are doing good today. Can I ask you for a favor? Thanks. Marcia” I reply: “Sure! Fire away.” Marcia: “I am sorry to bother you with this mail. I need to get an …
By Kelehi Udoagwu “Slowing down does not indicate that you are giving up. It simply means that your soul is seeking some well-earned recharge.” ― Christine Szymanski The world has gone through many difficulties this year. By simply being a citizen of any country, you’re likely to have felt grief hit close to home. As …
My husband, Greg, isn’t just a nice guy, he’s the nicest guy. It comes from his gut—there’s no faking, no thinking twice, and no trying to appeal to the person on the other side of the conversation. He’s just nice—deeply empathetic, deeply intuitive, and able to decipher what people want, need, and mean before they …
By Laura Crandall Yes. Especially if we want to grow. There is a certain rigor that we seem to lean toward when discussing our values. It’s a sense they should be absolute, perfected, and unyielding. While values like integrity and kindness often reverberate throughout our lives, other values such as ambition or temperance may shift …
By Elly Mullins “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be married?” Sometimes my therapist would ask me, after I shared about a conflict with my husband: “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be married?” Some weeks when he asked this, and I’d respond that marriage …
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 Kelechi Udoagwu “Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion.” ― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs I’ve had a strong sense of intuition and leaned into it from a young age. After reading tons of grown-up self-help books from my dad’s library before I was a teenager, I developed a …
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 …