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Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:30:22 -0500

Growth is Not Always Green: The Messy Middle of Growth Every spring we celebrate growth. Flowers bloom. Trees bud. Grass returns. The world seems to wake up overnight in a burst of color and life. But w […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:30:08 -0500

The Women Who Refuse to Look Away March is National Social Work Month — a time set aside to recognize a profession that rarely seeks applause and often works where the lights are d […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:30:54 -0500

The Five Percent Quadrant We all want answers to certain questions about money. Where is the wealth of this country and who controls it? Can we as individuals increase the s […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:30:43 -0500

The Grace of the Fall: What Lindsey Vonn Taught Me About Heartbreak Getting a front-row seat to the fall, someone else’s heartbreak is never easy, especially when that person has spent their entire life training f […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:30:36 -0500

Which Woman Has Inspired You Most? March is Women’s History Month, and every year the question comes up: Which woman has inspired you most? My answer is always the same — my mot […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:30:43 -0500

A Story of Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Paying It Forward I was 22 years old, wearing a camp T-shirt covered in Sharpie signatures, when I learned another woman had nominated me to be her boss. I […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:30:12 -0600

Ella Baker: The Woman Who Proved Leadership Isn’t Loud History often remembers the microphone holders. The speechmakers. The names etched into monuments. But movements—real ones—are rarely built tha […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:30:20 -0600

Learning to Be Held I recently took on a teaching assignment at a location I reach by train. It’s not new for me. I’ve ridden this line before. But there had been a l […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:30:24 -0600

Self-Directed Learning Financial literacy is competence in and a knowledge of money. This competence and knowledge is anchored in the skill of self-directed […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:30:47 -0600

Vision VS. Resolution I sort of gave up on New Year’s Resolutions several years ago. Mine always seemed to center around my health and my weight, which, let’s be hon […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:30:00 -0600

The Meeting of the Minds: Choosing Friendship In my mid-thirties, I took the risk of making a new friendship. There was a point in time where I started losing female friends due to distance or […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:30:53 -0600

Healthy Relationships, Clear Boundaries, and the Freedom to Let Them Today, I’m leaving behind the need to be everything to everyone in order to feel secure in my relationships. I’m taking the wisdom that bou […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:30:51 -0600

Boundaries Aren’t Walls—They’re Wisdom For many of us, the word boundaries comes with emotional baggage. It can sound harsh. Cold. Defensive. Like something you put up […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:30:26 -0600

Starting Over Through Rest Twenty years ago, I accidentally discovered something about myself. I worked for an agency that closed the week of Christmas and New Year’s, so I s […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:30:35 -0600

Back to the Basics of Community Sitting in our annual HOA community meeting, fighting through fatigue and hunger, I struggled to pay attention. This meeting represented important […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:30:39 -0600

Manifest It, Sis: The Vision You See Daily Is the Life You Build For six years, I have started each year the same way. I hang up my new vision board. Not one that ends up forgotten in a drawer. Mine lives on my […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:30:56 -0600

Chasing Transformation A Fresh start Without the Noise I know a lot of people think horoscopes are a bunch of hoopla. I’m supposed to be entering my Villain Era in 20 […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:30:53 -0600

Starting Over Without Burning Out: The Three Rules No One Warns You About There’s something suspiciously glamorous about the idea of “starting over.” New chapter! New mindset! New you! Until, of course, you reali […]

Marilyn Suey wrote a new post

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:30:41 -0600

Between What Was and What’s Next: Pausing to Reflect “Take a long pause…breathe and know that things are happening for you and not to you” ~Ashton Kutcher At this stage of life, I’ve realized the wor […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:30:10 -0600

Maybe You Don’t Need Another System For a long time, I believed the right system could save me. The right planner, the right morning routine. The right app that would finally keep all […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:30:33 -0600

Do You Want to Play? In my quest for a part-time job this year I landed a retail position at The Christmas Store, the largest one in the state of Texas. It opens July […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:30:21 -0600

Tantrum Tamers For When You Flip Your Lid I wish I could blame the Super Moon, but I think most of the fault falls on me when I Flip My Lid. It was a short time ago, the night before […]

Gloria Martinez wrote a new post

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:30:37 -0600

Reinvention After Divorce: A Forward Path for Women Divorce reshapes your world fast. For many women, that shift becomes the starting line for self-discovery, steady empowerment, and the kind of […]

Rebecca Liston wrote a new post

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:30:18 -0600

The Road That Brought You Here In conversations about “bigger futures,” it can be easy to leap ahead. We picture where we want to be. We make lists. We set targets. We start tak […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:57 -0600

Letting Go of Control Finding Emotional Balance in the Identity Juggle I wear many hats. CEO. Mom. Wife. Organizer. Leader. Student of life. After our biggest […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:30:10 -0600

Press Pause Why Reflecting Might Be the Best Gift You Give Yourself This Year December has a way of making us feel like we’re in a three-ring circus. T […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:30:38 -0600

It’s Time To Re-Think Wealth Transfer Taking the time to re-think has become a key empowering concept for viewing the social and economic landscape. What seemed practical, workable, […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:30:10 -0600

Redefining Competence: From Perfection to Resilience There’s a certain kind of panic that hits when something slips through the cracks — an email unanswered, a missed deadline, a small mistake tha […]

Marilyn Suey wrote a new post

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:30:36 -0600

Consistent Control: Regulating Your Own Emotional Responses “Emotional regulation is not about not feeling. Neither is it exerting tight control over what we feel. And it’s not about banishing negative emo […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:30:33 -0600

A Minute for Menopause Growing up, I’d often hear people reference “The Change” like it was some ominous, unstoppable disease or illness that happens to women when they […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:33 -0600

Be the Change You Want to See Through Mentorship I’ve been in HR for a long time, and I seem to always have to defend my profession when I tell people what I do. The Office didn’t help HR’s reput […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:30:35 -0600

Regulating Our Own Emotional Responses Most of us have had that moment when our emotions take the lead before our better judgment has a chance to catch up. A sharp tone slips out in a […]

Gloria Martinez wrote a new post

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:30:24 -0500

A Practical Guide for Breathing New Life Into a Stalled Career Stagnation sneaks in quietly. One day you’re going through the motions, meeting expectations, and the next you realize the fire that once fueled y […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:30:49 -0500

Presence Finds Me Here I’ll be honest: staying present does not come naturally to me. I am usually pulled forward into what’s next, or back into what just happened. The […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:30:36 -0500

The Algorithm Is Gonna Get ‘Cha! The song entitled “The Rhythm is Gonna Get ‘Cha” was released in 1987, written by Enrique Garcia and Gloria Estefan. Its words and compel […]

Marilyn Suey wrote a new post

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:30:13 -0500

Back on Track: Strategies for Staying Present in a Busy World “It’s up you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind” ~Steve Marab […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:30:25 -0500

How Golf Taught Me to Be Present I am not naturally patient; I want to accomplish and push forward. I say what’s on my mind because I don’t have time to wait for someone else to […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 12:30:18 -0500

Not My Circus The past several years have felt like a lesson in letting go. From sending one bird from my nest each year for the past few years, (why did I have […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:30:15 -0500

Finding Presence in a Busy Season of Life Life moves fast. I am wearing many hats right now – mom, wife, professional, student, and friend. Some days it feels like I’m racing from one rol […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:30:36 -0500

Staying Present: Lessons from Kids and Coffee You know who’s really good at staying present? Kids. They don’t worry about whether they sent the right emoji in that last text. They’re too b […]

Jamie English wrote a new post

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:30:33 -0500

When Caring for Yourself Feels Uncomfortable Sometimes prioritizing my well-being means doing something I don’t enjoy, like letting something go. Not because I’ve stopped caring about it. […]

Gail White wrote a new post

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:30:33 -0500

A Quiet Rebellion More than likely we think of a rebellion as a violent act of a mob, bent on overthrowing an established system of authority. “Down with the e […]

Alexis Holguin wrote a new post

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:30:09 -0500

Prioritizing Well-Being: One Small Habit at a Time When I think about prioritizing well-being, I don’t picture spa days or big lifestyle overhauls — I picture small, consistent actions that add up […]

Marilyn Suey wrote a new post

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:30:50 -0500

Date Night for One: Prioritize your Mental Wellbeing “You, yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” ~Buddha September signals the start of change. The day […]

Michelle Diaz wrote a new post

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:30:05 -0500

Redefining Rest She finally sat down to rest. A warm cup of tea in her hands, a favorite show queued up, the house finally — blessedly — quiet. And then it sta […]

Amber Alexander wrote a new post

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:30:40 -0500

When I Finally Found the Words: Post-Traumatic Growth This summer in grad school, I learned a phrase that stopped me in my tracks: post-traumatic growth. Have you ever felt something deep inside but […]

Michele Gooch wrote a new post

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:30:39 -0500

Turning Stress into Connection The doors close. It’s just you and the VP who sent that cryptic “Can we talk?” email. Your brain scrambles through every possible scenario — fro […]

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Jamie English wrote a new post

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:30:25 -0500

The Fantasy of Getting It All Together I’ve spent a lot of time trying to get my life “together.” Color-coded to-do lists. New planners. Digital systems. Productivity methods with cleve […]