Plugging into community
On Friday, I attended the Women + Girls Research Alliance Summit. I am honored to be on the advisory council for the Alliance, and, every two years, after conducting empirical […]
Some poems for the Journey
A little know fact about me is that I went to graduate school to be a poet. My very first advisor felt that I had some skills at prose and […]
unveiling the happy sheet
when I was a high school teacher, there was a tradition that I inadvertently started that my students latched onto pretty quickly. Once, because something stirred it up in class, […]
The Sunshine Project
I came up with the Sunshine Project in 2010 when I was going through a hectic time and wanted to make sure I was doing what I could do to […]
author interview:: Allison Winn Scotch
I am so excited to reintroduce you to Allison Winn Scotch. Allison is an amazing novelist whose fourth book, The Song Remains the Same, was just released last week. When […]
The soundtrack of our lives
Walking across campus, nearly every student I see has ear buds in. Music is the rhythm of my students’ lives; it is like their lifeline, the rhythm like their heart […]
Nothing looks as good as confidence feels
On Friday, I talked about my affection for Pinterest inspired menu planning. Today, I am taking on one of my least favorite part of the Pinterest experience– the Thinspo motivation. […]
tricks and tips for the creative process
Life is a work of art and we are its artists, born with the tools- our innate imagination, curiosity, and playfulness- to create anything we can imagine… Art is simply […]
Something Magical…
I am honored today to introduce you to Kaleigh Somers who founded of HUGstronger to help empower college students and reassure them that they are not alone in their struggles, […]
Are you ready to live your announcement?
Years ago, there was an ad (Nike?) that I just loved. It read: You are born. And oh, how you wail! Your first breath is a scream. Not timid or […]
