Happy National Sober Day! I celebrate today because I am 3 ½ years sober. I am a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, and a Certified Facilitator of Addiction Awareness. I wasn’t always so enthusiastic about ditching the drink. Believe me, sober was the last resort for me. I tried everything I could to keep…
Losing someone to suicide catapults those left behind into a grief process that is raw, unexpected, and unpredictable. Questions about how this could happen, wondering what one could have done to help, questions about how someone could be so sad and desperate that they felt there was no other choice, can plague friends and family…
Funding U: A New Company Changes the Funded Trading Game It is impossible to ignore the endless cycle of stock market and investing related news over the last year and a half. Financial markets have always been an important topic of discussion, but the pandemic created a new frontier of investors looking for the next…
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One of my favorite authors and thought leaders is Whitney Johnson who is the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast. One of Whitney’s favorite questions to ask her guests is “What’s a lesson that the world keeps teaching you because you can’t seem to learn it?” (Sidenote: Definitely worth reflecting on this for a few minutes today..) My answer to this…
Is time with your family feeling a little lackluster lately? Or perhaps family night has been put on the side burner as obligations and busyness take over the week? For my family, if we don’t set aside time regularly to be together, it just doesn’t happen. Now, it also helps to have something to get…
The last two years have seen a significant change in the world of personal finance. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has pushed forward the digitization of finance, and now people may be curious about what to expect next. The viral pandemic has fueled a significant surge in consumers who prefer to do their banking online, and…
Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. September 14, 2021 — 0:08 AM Finding a retinol that works for you is, well, one of the harder challenges in beauty. Sure, the formulas have come a long way…
September 13, 2021 — 21:32 PM As we get older, it goes without saying that we’d all like to maintain our health. But in the case of postmenopausal women, reduced estrogen makes them vulnerable to oxidative stress. The good news? New research published in the journal Nutrients suggests there’s an herb that can support multiple…
When looking for ways to support a sustained sense of well-being, plenty of experts are quick to tout a gratitude practice. And for good reason: Research has shown that engaging in gratitude offers tons of mental and physical health benefits, from stress relief, to better sleep, to higher self-esteem, and more. What we don’t dive…
