This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand.. All opinions and statements are my own.  Have you ever done something with the best of intentions and it didn't work out? Maybe you even had recommendations from people you trusted, but due to some unforeseen circumstances the situation became something else altogether? A few years ago, my doctor sent me for specialized continue reading...

Parental Stress When school is out for the summer, many parents feel conflicted. It is an exciting time where there is a break from homework, getting up early, catching the bus, and studying for exams. It is also a time where life seems a little busier - or less busy, depending on your lifestyle. Regardless of whether you are happy to see the daily routine of school come to continue reading...

How to Stay Strong When You Feel Weak Life can be exhausting - we've all been there. When you feel like you have very little left to give and the psychological weakness is creeping in. Whether you are feeling weak because of your career, parenthood or a relationship, we all have moments when we feel extremely tired of it all. You are not alone, and because it is cyclical, continue reading...

How To Get Better At Coping with Change Dealing with change can be an uncomfortable experience. It’s not easy when we’re living our lives, going along, minding our own business and BAM, change happens. No matter what changes you are coping with, I understand how you’re feeling. We are never quite ready for the unexpected. How can we be? Most of us are creatures of habit in continue reading...

We Are All Bad In Someone's Story I think that for the most-part, people try to be good. We try to be our best selves and try to either move through life without hurting anyone or touching too many people. But the truth - the hard truth - is that we are all bad in someone's story.  How can that be, you ask? I'm not bad. I try my hardest, I do what I can, I open doors continue reading...

Tips For Speaking Less But Saying More We live in a world where we are inundated with information at every turn. Whether you are in front of a computer, a television or even pumping gas these days, there is information being thrown at you. This constant inundation of information has created short attention spans and the incessant need to speak frequently. While talking continue reading...

How To Stay Healthy As You Age As we get older, time tends to take a toll on our mind, body, and soul. The experiences we've gone through in life have made us happy, sad, or angry at times, and it can wear us down. No matter who you are and what you've been through, we all get a little older every year. If you find that you are growing older year after year and don't feel continue reading...

How To Help A Friend After They Have Had a Baby When someone close to you has just had a baby, it's very exciting; all the newness and adrenaline that figures into everything. The new baby smell and tiny fingers and toes. You just want to be happy for them and do everything you can. But you may not realize how much your actions and presence can help or potentially hurt continue reading...

I am an eternal optimist. I can spin almost any situation in order to find a bright side and it has become such a way of life that if you spend some time with me, I'll have you doing it too. The loss of a job means a new opportunity, three bad things that happen in a row means that hopefully that's the end of the cycle, and a rained out baseball game means more time for you to continue reading...

How To Teach Children About Consent With the recent changes and conversations in our society, the importance of teaching children about consent is now at the forefront of people's minds. Teaching them not only that they have the right to tell someone no but they also must respect when someone tells them no is imperative. Often, in past generations, parents have put off this continue reading...