Thoughts

The book that taught me to make the world more beautiful

Growing up, I was lucky. Not just in the big, obvious ways – though there were those, too – but in the quiet, sacred ones. The kind of luck that looks like a parent re…

By Jennifer Stewart

The strategic power of the pause

In a world that is quickly evolving, the relentless pace of change often demands our constant attention. Whether you are taking a short break from work — often spent scro…

By Emilija Businskas

From suicidal ideation to radical optimism: The birth of The Dark Pollyanna

This story deals with difficult subject matter. I didn’t always know what to call it. The constant undercurrent. The pull toward done. What I now understand as suicida…

By Elaine Lindsay

The myth of the working parent: Why we need to stop pretending it’s working

Let's talk about the myth of the working parent. For many of us, especially women, the message has been consistent since childhood: you can have it all. A meaningful c…

By Kelly Campbell

PCOS

Living with PCOS in my twenties

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, better known as PCOS, is a condition that affects millions of women. Yet, so many of us feel like we’re navigating it alone – myself included.&…

By Mackenzie Houston

PCOS

You don’t need to be loud to lead

I’ve never been the loudest person in the room. And sometimes that made me wonder if that meant I wasn’t cut out for leadership roles. In a world that often equates le…

Honest truths about living with a cancer most have never heard of

The entry into my 40s was jarring. At 42, the disorienting experience of living and parenting through the pandemic eased only to make way for the next challenge, a sho…

By Jessica Slack

Women have weathered storms before – and we’ll do it again

Saturday is International Women’s Day. IWD has always been a “thing” in our household, mostly because I have feminist parents who have both championed women’s rights and …

By Catherine Clark