There’s this noxious weed called thistle all over our property. It’s comprised of a thick stalk, often topped with a venus flytrap-looking purple flower. The oily, spiky leaves poke and sting as you brush by, and although some stalks are eyesores as tall as 4 feet, the small ones will surprise …
Book Review: From Strength to Strength
Every once and again, a book comes along that impacts me so much, I feel the need to do a review. You can find my reviews of other books here: Thrive Better Than Before Mindset Four Tendencies Solve for Happy The Book Today, I want to discuss From Strength to Strength by …
Laundry: A Simple Pleasure
Have you ever realized that something so plain, so mundane, has significant meaning for you? I used to wax poetic about picking raspberries. But now... there's something about laundry. It seems like a boring chore; it's even something that people avoid and avoid until they have no clean …
Retreat For Personal Growth
A retreat is something you can look at in two ways. It can mean “to go back” – back to basic life skills, back to family connection, back to faith. Also, it can signify a return to focusing on your own self-care (a “re-treat”). Ever since I was a young adult, I’ve wanted to attend an organized …
Four Ways to Reboot Your Brain
I’ve been experiencing a bit of a creative block lately. I haven’t felt much like writing blogs or book chapters. Haven’t come up with meaningful messages to post on social media, etc. I thought I’d submit another article on what I learned from surveying women physicians with infertility, but I keep …
Is It a Failure or a Learning Opportunity?
So. For months, I’ve been talking gangbusters about how I’m going to give this talk on infertility to a large audience at a major medical conference. I talked about it here, in my newsletter, on my social media, etc. I recently gave the talk, and I want to share my experience with …
