FOGO: Fear of Going Out
As your vaccinated friends start to reach out with well-meaning messages like, “I can’t wait to hang out” or, “Let’s get together soon,” it is OK if you just aren’t quite ready for that yet. Post-pandemic reopening anxiety is real. As more and more towns, counties,...
You Can’t Do It
Four simple words: you can’t do it. Something we have likely all heard before. Or thought to ourselves. Whether the voice comes from inside or outside of you, it may be the perfect reason you actually CAN. Can’t is a terrible word that we should all eliminate from...
How to Stay in Control During a Crisis
We face crises every day. Whether it’s that your car won’t start, your doctor is running late throwing off your whole day, the coffeemaker isn’t working, or you have a wardrobe malfunction, we face challenges daily. Depending on our mood and how the rest of our day...
How to Have Difficult Conversations
Imagine sitting around a dinner table with your extended family. Likely, most of them look like you and are people you know very well. However, you have spent time over the last several months educating yourself on racism in our society. Perhaps a comment is made...
Why “Perfect” is a Swear Word
We live in an age fueled by social media personas. People love to put filters on their pictures, post their best angles, their promotions, their new homes, their engagements, etc. We rarely see people sharing their acne, that they gained weight, that they got laid...
Making Election Day A National Holiday
Election Day in the United States has taken place on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November since 1845. The history of this is mainly to benefit farmers, a previously large population of voters. Since they were unable to travel to polling places during...
Unconventional Conventions: The 2020 DNC and RNC
The 2020 Democratic National Convention was held virtually last week due to ongoing concerns with the Coronavirus pandemic. The range of speakers was impeccable: real people talking about their lives, republicans, independents, a former first lady, relatives of...
Prioritize the Post Office
The global pandemic has accelerated the severity of already problematic finances at the USPS. Having the right to an inexpensive, public postal service in the US goes back further than most amendments in the Bill of Rights. The postal service can reach all 150...
Honesty Leads to Opportunity
What an exciting week! Kamala Harris FOR THE WIN! Very few things will get me up and dancing and posting about it on my Instagram, but this was one of those things! I was thinking all week about Kamala and the other female potential nominees as I prepared for my TV...
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