As a psychotherapist and a former infertility patient I often help others and think about what got me through the most challenging times during the many years it took to have my daughter. I remember those days when I needed a friend to talk to, a hug, and most of all, a way to get me through the day sometimes without crying. Don’t get me wrong, I had a lot of good days and many great days, but it was a really hard time in my life. So, I have created a list (in my opinion) of the most important …
Encouragement
Pow Wow Design Studio Movie Night
Last week my daughter Ava and I had the pleasure of attending a fabulous event hosted by the lovely Pow Wow Design Studio! I have been follow Melissa on Instagram for some months now and I have loved her work, energy, and transparency in her posts. {Follow her @PowWowDesignStudio on Instagram} When I saw that they were extending the opportunity to attend a Movie Night at the Studio and showing one of THE 80's classics of all time... 16 Candles I was beyond excited! This hip and laid back event …
Featured Better Business Babe : Kim Rouse
Every month, The Better Business Babe will be specially featuring an inspiring story about women who are making a difference; in Business & in Life! We are calling these exceptional women "Featured Better Business Babe's"! Women nominated by their peers or applying themselves will exemplify the ideals of The Better Business Babe core values to aspire to a well rounded balance between Business & Life! Do you have an inspirational women in your life that you think would be worthy of …
Dinner in a Flash!
We all lead these incredibly busy lives. Seriously, for me anyhow, I have a front row seat up on Ozzy's train when it comes to life. I won't bore you with the details but I will say, dinner can get a little dicey at times. I've made it a mission to have some tasty, healthy, & fast recipes for the nights it takes all my willpower not to pull into the Rubio's parking lot. So here is 1 of my all time fav go-to recipes. Enjoy y'all! Bang Bang Shrimp Wraps Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp, …
I Lift and I Like It (part 2)
After doing two more marathons throughout graduate school, I began to question how I was measuring my fitness. I would run for hours on end thinking I was the fittest person ever and liking the fact that it kept me slim. I started reading about the benefits of cross training and decided it would be a challenge to do a triathlon and it would mean incorporating two other disciplines as cross training. So I bought a bike and started swimming in a pool to train for my first spring triathlon in Lake …
Happy Mother’s Day!
"Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children." William Makepeace Thackeray On this Mother's Day we celebrate the Art of Motherhood. It is a joyful experience, filled with immeasurable love, sometimes immeasurable grief, and always a lot of giving. It is undoubtedly an art form, a craft, a creative, undefined, makeup-as-you-go noble profession that takes what seems like a lifetime to master. More importantly, it is a privilege. What is the Art of Mothering? I think Reena …
I Lift and I Like It (part 1)
“Lifting weights makes you bulky.” “I don’t want to look too muscular.” “That’s great that you can lift that much and you don’t look too manly.” “Wow. I could never do that. I’m not very strong.” “You do what? You’re too little to do that.” “I’d have to get in shape first before trying that.” These are just a handful of excuses that I hear from women about being reluctant to lift weights. Instead, I see them literally running in circles to burn fat and be slim. I was like you, I tell …
What My Disabled Daughter Has Taught Me About Courage
"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared." -Eddie Rickenbacker WW2 Hero My 4 year old daughter has Cerebral Palsy. She had a minor procedure recently. Not our first rodeo, but I was anxious nonetheless because it required general anesthesia. My husband usually stays home to get our 2 older boys off to school so I am used to going it alone. We were in the waiting room, watching that little bald headed Caillou on the flat screen. She wasn't …
How to Start a Non-Profit- PART 1
The hardest part of starting a non-profit is getting the courage to start! There is a delicate balance between planning and analysis paralysis. It’s important to do your research and think through your business, but be careful not to get stuck in an endless cycle of over-thinking and deliberation. My best advice is to pick just one task and follow through with it, the rest will follow. It’s a snowball effect: once you start moving, it’s easier to keep going. It can be very nerve racking to …