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Content Creation vs Content Strategy: Why Finishing Matters More Than Starting
You’re creating consistently. You’re doing everything “right.” So why isn’t your content converting? This story uncovers the real problem—and how to fix it.
Susanna Gebauer
5 min read


Nursing in Assisted Living: What Families Need to Know Before Moving In
Many families assume an assisted living nurse provides clinical care—but the reality is different. Here’s what you need to know before making a move.
Michelle Woodbury & Alyson Powers
4 min read


Bedtime Procrastination
f you’ve ever stayed up late just to reclaim a little time for yourself, you’re not alone—and your body may be trying to tell you something important.
Dr. Kat Ogar
2 min read


"I am Angry Nearly Every Day of My Life"
This is not a quiet poem. It’s a reckoning. A powerful reflection on rage, resistance, and the moment when silence is no longer an option.
Danielle Coffyn
1 min read


Why Every Day of Sobriety Counts: A Moving Story of Addiction, Grief, and Healing
I found this story on Facebook. There are mutliple people who have shared it, but none that will take ownership. If you read this and it was you who wrote it please get in touch so that I can give you credit. ~ Cathie Briggette Yesterday a woman walked in at 4 PM. No appointment. Asked if I could squeeze her in. “What do you want?” I asked. She showed me a photo on her phone. Numbers. Just numbers. “392. On my wrist. Simple. Black. Can you do it now?” I looked at he
Author Unknown
5 min read


Embracing Nature in Every Season: How Passion and Challenge Build Resilience
What if the things that challenge you are the very things that bring you most alive? One woman shares how embracing nature—especially in the harshest weather—reveals deeper passion, clarity, and resilience.
Laurie Warren
4 min read


Making It Over The Tobin Bridge: A Love Story About Friendship, Grief, and Finding Yourself
What if your greatest love story isn’t romantic at all? 💛
Making It Over The Tobin Bridge is a heartfelt reminder that friendship, especially in midlife, can be the love that carries us through everything.
Charity Collier
2 min read


One Liners on Two Lines
This uplifting collection of humorous inspirational wordplay blends wit, perspective, and positivity into a series of clever reflections on everyday life. Through playful questions and unexpected twists—“When does life get easier? When you stop being hard on yourself,”—the piece invites readers to pause, smile, and rethink familiar phrases
Rita N. Wolfson
2 min read


The View from the Bridge: Why I Wrote Making It Over The Tobin Bridge
What if “happily ever after” was never meant to follow a formula? Making It Over The Tobin Bridge explores midlife reinvention, self-worth, and the courage to define happiness on your own terms.
Charity Collier
2 min read


I Want a Valentine
A young man’s simple wish for a Valentine becomes a tender reflection on love, courage, and finding meaningful connection beyond tradition.
Rita N. Wolfson
1 min read


Second Chances in Love
Sometimes life offers a second chance when we least expect it. After decades of divorce, my parents found their way back to each other—giving our family the gift of love, laughter, and sacred time together.
Robin Sparda
3 min read


A Love Story, Lived
And this—this season, this steadiness, this wholeness—is the greatest love story of my life.
Leigh-Ann Larson
2 min read


She Didn’t Rebrand. She Requalified: The Structural Reinvention of Mayim Bialik
In 2007, she defended a doctoral dissertation in neuroscience at UCLA. Most of Hollywood still thought she was a washed-up child star from a cancelled sitcom. They were wrong. Her name is Mayim Bialik. When Blossom ended in 1995, the industry quietly closed her file. Child actors who disappear are expected to spiral or beg for a comeback. Reinvention, if it happens at all, is supposed to be cosmetic. Mayim Bialik chose something the industry did not know how to process. She l
Buy Me A Coffee
2 min read


Amateur Hour and Grace: What an Unlikely Friendship Taught Me About Love and Caregiving
What began as a substitute caregiving job became a life-changing friendship. Through laughter, loss, and “amateur hour,” Sylvia taught me what love truly makes possible.
Elaine Williams
4 min read


Benefits of Sustainable Jewelry
Sustainable and ethically sourced jewelry is better for the environment thanks to its variety of benefits. It is good for the environment as it reduces waste, conserves resources, and maintains a sustainable supply of raw materials.
Brittany Cotton
3 min read


The Day the Plan Stopped Working: A Family’s Turning Point
Some moments don’t announce themselves — they quietly redraw everything. This reflective story explores how one fall reshaped a family’s understanding of aging, caregiving, and what comes next.
Michelle Woodbury & Alyson Powers
3 min read


When a Mother’s Intuition Knows: Grieving My Son Nick and Finding a Path Forward After Suicide
After losing her son Nick to suicide, Wendy Hare Juergens faced the unthinkable. Through writing, connection, and compassion, she discovered that grief has no timetable—and that love continues long after loss. This deeply personal story offers comfort, honesty, and hope to anyone navigating suicide loss.
Wendy Hare Juergens
7 min read


Life at 60: Womanhood, Leadership, and Embracing Change
I’m grateful to rub shoulders with women like you on my journey. It’s well-known that when women—in all our resilience, inner strength, wisdom and heart—support each other, the sky’s the limit. I love that about us and am wishing you a 2026 rich in purpose and love.
Laurie Warren
4 min read


From Financial Planning to Inner Peace: Michelle Woerdeman’s Journey to Helping Women Live by Design
Sometimes the greatest success is listening to your inner calling. Meet Michelle Woerdeman and her journey from financial planning to women’s wellness and intentional living. ✨
Michelle Woerdeman
2 min read


Living with Purpose at 80 | Peg Doyle on Lifelong Wellness
Wellness and You Founder Peg Doyle’s Story: Living with Love, Compassion, and Unstoppable Purpose at 80
Peg Doyle
2 min read
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