You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day. Unless you’re too busy, then you should sit for an hour. Taking time to rest and refresh yourself is an integral part of life, especially when things feel like they’re Read More
8 Inspiring Quotes on Personal Transformation
If you’re anything like me, you know what it feels like to go through a personal transformation. Everyone has a period in life that they look back on and can pinpoint as a time of individual learning, loss, revival or Read More
5 Podcasts for the Career-Minded Woman
Whether you’re a college student hoping for internships, a recent college graduate looking for a first job, or a mid-career professional trying to further your dreams, there are endless career-oriented resources out there for you to take advantage of. The Read More
Opportunity. Choice. Power.
Opportunity. Choice. Power. When you make a choice, you are exercising your power to decide what’s next. Not everyone has the privilege of unlimited opportunities or choices. Your gender, race, socioeconomic status and other factors beyond your control directly affect Read More
Mindful Eating for Beginners: Transform Your Relationship to Food
Living closer to our food source has unexpectedly changed our family’s thoughts about food. The majority of our meat and produce come from our local farmers because they are closer than the grocery stores. However, that forces us to actually Read More
Parents of Kids with Special Needs Want You to Know These 3 Things
Many of the mothers we serve through the Live Your Dream Awards have kids with disabilities or disorders. Women like Shirlee Draper, Aziza Kibibi, Eri Isozumi and Xiu Man Hang know how that caring for a child with special presents a huge set of Read More
Girls, Let’s Stop Judging Ourselves and Each Other
In today’s world, girls experience constant pressure to look and behave in specific ways. This pressure comes from peers, family, and most notably, the media and internet. The media portrays women to be a certain way and that being anything Read More
Dating Abuse Is Hard to See
I didn’t know it was abuse until I was 21. We broke up when I was 17. Four years passed before I breathed the realization out in therapy. One long wavering breath, still tinged with disbelief. There were inklings before Read More
Meditation Helps Build and Nurture Resilience
After weeks of preparation, two long interviews and painful hours of waiting for responses, this automated email arrived at the end of my workday a couple years ago on a Friday. The realization of diminished hopes surfaced that weekend. For Read More
How Keeping a Journal or Tumblr Can Help You Feel Better
One of the greatest pieces of wisdom I’ve ever received is to write things down. In my house I have a box of over a dozen notebooks—all journals that I’ve been keeping for years. When I’m struggling with something, writing Read More