Year: 2014

“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” This is a moving and brilliant conversation about depression and it’s effects on the human spirit.  It’s […]

For You –  Most of us know that goal setting is essential to achievements and healthy living.  But goal setting is not always so easy or so black and white.  This article, 4 Ugly Facts About Setting Goals, is a great read […]

The above video clip is one that far too many of us can relate to. You know that feeling when you’d rather blow torch a phone than make a phone call… Or you’d rather go shopping for hours on end […]

Here is a blog I wrote for Polish: Refining the Details, a summary of my presentation on living a Masquerade… Growing up I always loved Halloween, I loved scary movies, haunted houses, trick or treating and especially dressing up. I […]

Today we remember the lives lost that horrible day in 2001.  I’m sure that you, like me, remember exactly where you were when you found out about the attacks.  I was in my college Civil War history class.  I remember […]

Check out our recent guest post for Empowered by Pierce. We live in a world full of boundaries: like fences, the lines in a parking lot, our office space etc…But what does it look like personally and professionally? To put […]

So we thought we’d start a new blog segment where we highlight and discuss interesting articles we’ve read on the internet.  I hope you find them as helpful and interesting as we do!  And, we’d love to hear about any interesting […]

What is normal?  What does it mean to be normal? Merriam-Webster defines it as – not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle; conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern Not deviating from a norm, conforming to a type… How many […]

Shame is powerful player in our mental health and well being.  In this video, Brene Brown talks about how “vulnerability is not weakness” and how shame only holds us back.  It takes a tremendous amount of courage to be genuine […]

How does our self-esteem and body image effect our appearance? Does it really matter since what is supposed to really matter is what’s on the inside, right? Yes, it’s true that what really matters is what’s on the inside but […]