I always brought the broken pieces of my heart to my parents, especially to Mom. As she sat on her couch by the living room door, I collapsed in the cushioned seat…
From Burned Out to Big Business: How One Entrepreneur Lit Up Her Dreams
It was 105 degrees the day Arielle Ricci, then 24, trekked down a busy 8th Avenue in Nashville, Tenn. en route to the grocery store, towing her backpack. The day before, the…
Advice to My 17-Year-Old Self From My 30-Year-Old Self
I know you’re super busy pretending to be the sixth Spice Girl, and sketching designs for your self-titled future line of evening gowns, but if you can give me five minutes of…
The Sun Is My Therapy, and It Should Be Yours, Too
Once spring arrives, it comes with blooming flowers, budding leaves, birds chirping and warm, sunny days. When you finally feel the long-anticipated touch of the warm rays on your skin, a smile…
10 Rejuvenating Ways to Spring Clean Your Whole Life
Ah, spring. We feel ourselves come alive when it makes its way back around. The birds are chirping. Our bare feet find the cool grass. Fields of flowers beckon us all for…
The Career Queen Tells How to Stress Less, Work Less & Create More Magic
It’s Monday morning, and you’re already in chaos. You slide on your heels, toss your laptop into your bag and race out of your front door. You breeze into the nearest Starbucks,…
5 Enlightening Lessons From a Formerly Shamed ‘Fat Girl’
The interesting part about being what society deems as beautiful or an ‘acceptable’ body type is that people generally react to you in one of two ways—they either fawn all over you…
Imitation Is a Slap in the Face to Your Genius
In the days of Ancient Greece, it was believed that no human was more creative than the next, but that some were more receptive to being struck by lighting-bolt moments of divine…
12 Signs Your Self-Love Game Is Weaker Than It Should Be
We circulate memes and hashtags shouting its concept. We advise our friends to practice it in the midst of stormy breakups and career setbacks. Its mantra appears on candles, totes and t-shirts—oftentimes landing like…
Revolution on Womanhood: How This Author Is Challenging the Folklore
“I used to walk into boardrooms telling myself, ‘I am Power Woman.’ I would masculinize myself, as opposed to showing up as my true self, because the messages I’d been given in…