Strait of Hormuz closed again, Iran says, as ships attacked
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries. Source link
What Happens When the Strong Friend Finally Asks for Help?
“We don’t build trust by offering help. We build trust by asking for it.” ~Simon Sinek I have always been the strong sister, partner, and friend. I didn’t make a conscious decision one day to be the strong one and…
What Happened to My Body When I Suppressed My Emotions
“Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen.” ~Shakti Gawain As a child, I was never taught to regulate my emotions. I learned instead to override them—pushing through stress, swallowing tears, and even hiding…
Anxiety Sucks, But It Taught Me These 7 Important Things
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” ~Soren Kierkegaard Let’s be clear: This isn’t an article about positive thinking. This isn’t an article about how silver linings make everything okay. This isn’t an article about how your perspective on anxiety is…
Why I Let My Kids See My Sadness Now (After Hiding It for Years)
“I will not teach or love or show you anything perfectly, but I will let you see me, and I will always hold sacred the gift of seeing you—truly, deeply, seeing you.” ~Brené Brown The first time my kids saw me…
All the Important Things a Scale Can’t Measure
“She remembered who she was, and the game changed.” ~Lalah Delia The scale. Those dreaded words and those dreaded numbers. It can strike fear in the heart of any generally happy human. We look at guidelines and BMI charts and…
From People-Pleasing to Self-Trust: How to Come Back to Yourself
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~Carl Jung Where did I want to go out to eat? The question was straightforward, and the answer should have been easy. But as my mind flipped through…
Phone Down, Eyes Up: How to Really See the People We Love
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh Judy was three the first time I missed it. She had spent a solid ten minutes stacking every couch cushion on our living room floor in…
What My Body Taught Me: 13 Surgeries, One Coma, Countless Powerful Lessons
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Khalil Gibran I was born with spina bifida. When I was ten years old, doctors told me I might not walk again after a…
What’s Really Happening When Your Thoughts Spiral at Night
“The anxiety is not the enemy. It is the messenger. The mistake is killing the messenger instead of reading the letter.” ~Unknown It’s 3 a.m. I’m lying in the dark, planning my own funeral. Not because anything is wrong. My…
5 Quotes for Hard Times (and a Free Ebook)
Sometimes everything feels like too much, and it’s hard to use all the valuable lessons you’ve learned when life requires you to use them all at once. It’s also easy to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of what you’re facing…
The S&P 500 Rips to New All Time Highs
The S&P 500 Rips to New All Time Highs – Moby What a wild ride the market’s been on this year. The S&P 500 closed at an all time high, slightly above 7,126, on Friday after President Trump declared the…
Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom’s Relationship Timeline
Justin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom may keep things low-key but their romance has been quite the whirlwind. Rumors swirled that the pair were first linked in February 2023 and they were first spotted together a few months later. In…
