What snackers want in 2026 (according to 60 million social posts)
2026-05-03
From shrinkflation outrage to the rise of rice crackers: what 60 million social posts tell snack brands about 2026 consumers.Continue Reading
What If 2026 Could Actually Be Different?
2025-12-23
I’ve never believed that change should be reserved for special days, but the New Year tends to carry a sense of promise. It often brings a surge of clarity, motivation, and hope that maybe things really could be different.Continue Reading
The Power of Imperfect Work in an AI-Driven, Perfection-Obsessed World
2025-12-12
We live in a world that worships polish. Perfect photos on Instagram. Seamless podcasts with no awkward pauses. Articles that read like they’ve passed through a dozen editors.Continue Reading
The Great Offlining: A 7-Day Experiment Living Without Personal AI
2025-12-03
In “The Great Offlining,” I disconnected from my personal AI for a week. Discover the surprising effects on cognitive function, social skills, and digital dependence in this deep dive into life beyond the algorithm.Continue Reading
5 Surefire Signs You Grew Up with an Emotionally Immature Parent
2025-12-03
There’s no such thing as a ‘bad kid’—just angry, hurt, tired, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs the only way they know how. We owe it to every single one of them to always remember that. ~Dr. Jessica StephensContinue Reading
How to Make Peace with Uncertainty – One Ritual at a Time
2025-07-02
Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual. One day, it’s a relationship you thought would last. Another, it’s a career path that suddenly dissolves. A health scare. A financial setback. Aging parents. A terrifying diagnosis. A global pandemic. If you’re lucky, you haven’t experienced all these—yet. But let’s be honest: we are all living in the liminal. The space between what was and what will be is where most of life actually happens. Yet we rarely talk about how to be there…Continue Reading
5 Unexpected Ways to Find the Right Mate
2024-11-01
Your new life is going to cost you your old one. It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction. It’s going to cost you relationships and friends. It’s going to cost you being liked and understood. It doesn’t matter. The people who are meant for you are going to meet you on the other side. You’re going to build a new comfort zone around the things that actually move you forward. Instead of being liked, you’re going to be loved. Instead of being understood, you’re going to be seen. All you’re going to lose is…Continue Reading
How Slowing Down Helped Me Reclaim My Dreams
2024-10-15
Are you the owner? asks, well, yet another customer at our local Italian eatery. Nope I’m just old! I reply, all sheepish but pleased.
It’s true. At fifty, I’m not exactly your classic, college-struggling part-timer. Actually, I’m the oldest employee at our restaurant—the staff “mom,” if you will. I’ve been at this serving gig three years now and haven’t looked back. Which might seem weird considering how I got here in the first place. What a contrast to the world I once lived in.Continue Reading
My Path to Purpose and an Unexpected Impact
2024-08-17
I wanted to be Mary Tyler Moore’s “Mary Richards” TV character from the 1970s. She had exactly what I wanted: independence and an exciting life! But growing up as the first girl in a traditional Italian family, I knew she was not the right role model. Nonetheless, I ignored the expected path (much to my parents’ dismay) and spent twelve years in corporate America becoming Mary. That is, until two questions rocked my world. I dramatically left my job, career, and Mary for a more purposeful path that was mine, and I never looked back.Continue Reading
The Illusion people are chasing
2024-01-21
In a society driven by consumerism, it’s easy to get caught up in the allure of material possessions and wealth. We are bombarded with images of celebrities living seemingly perfect lives, surrounded by luxury and excess.Continue Reading
19 Things to Start Doing for Yourself in the New Year
2024-01-03
And suddenly you know… it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.” ~Meister EckhartContinue Reading
30 Ways to Be Kind: Simple Ways to Spread a Little Love
2023-11-24
Can you remember the last time someone was unexpectedly kind to you? I’m guessing at least some of the people in your life are kind to you on a regular basis. Or at least I hope they are! But maybe their kindness feels commonplace because it’s made up of lots of little things that they do often… like asking if you want a cup of coffee when they’re getting their own, or saying, “I love you” in that rote way we do before hanging up the phone.Continue Reading
How I Found a Beautiful Purpose by Giving Up the Search
2023-09-25
We all play a pivotal role in society. But I’ve toyed with the New Age spiritual notion that we all have a unique purpose on Earth to fulfill—a purpose for which we have chosen to be here.Continue Reading
The Perpetual Pursuit of Profits vs. Prioritizing (Human) Well-Being: A Critical Analysis
2023-08-22
The concept of profit is not inherently negative. It fuels innovation, fosters competition, and drives investment, all of which contribute to economic growth.Continue Reading