LIFE
The Beautiful Life I Didn’t Plan For: On Raising a Special Needs Child
“I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t.” ~Unknown
As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a mom. I held onto the...
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How I Am Learning to Trust My Body More, and Control It Less
“I’m a beautiful mess of contradiction, a chaotic display of imperfection.” ~Sai Marie Johnson
I don’t identify as having an eating disorder. I don’t struggle with anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. Yet I...
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The Secret to Finding Yourself Again: How to Come Alive
“‘Finding yourself’ is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.” ~Emily McDowell
Somewhere between becoming a parent, a wife,...
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There’s Always Another Way to Make Money
There is always another way to make money.These words are simple, true, and life-changing.Especially today, in our current culture, where many see the role of work as simply to make money. And as...
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9 Types of Clothes in Your Closet You Can Declutter Immediately
“You can remove a significant amount of stress from your life simply by reducing the number of items in your closet.” –Courtney CarverIn the constant churn of modern life, where consumerism is encouraged...
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Take Good Care of Yourself When You Do Well AND When You Fall Short
“Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment.” ~Raktivist
One of the things about being “good” (and for me that includes things like patience, kindness, and being agreeable) is that...
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How I Finally Starved the Disorder That Was Eating Me Alive
“If we are ready to tear down the walls that confine us, break the cage that imprisons us, we will discover what our wings are for.” ~Michael Meegan
It’s weird, isn’t it? One day...
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Maybe You Don’t Need a Different House, You Just Need Less Stuff
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the allure of all these home transformation shows we see on TV.A family, somewhat dissatisfied with their current space, entrusts a designer to work some...