How to Enjoy Food and Feel Good in Your Skin

Have you ever felt like fat and food were your enemies? Like everything would be better if you could just lose weight—and eat whatever you want without consequence? I felt…

Survivor Lifeline: Making Meaningful Moments

WINGS Survivor Lifeline program pairs compassionate volunteer mentors with survivors moving out of domestic violence shelters. This past year, Survivor Lifeline expanded into Chicago, matched 84 survivors with mentors, and…

I Lost My Father—and the Illusion of My Mother

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle In July 2023, my father died in a tragic accident. We were…

Left-Side Pain: A Powerful Messenger for My Abandoned Parts

“The body always leads us home… if we’re willing to listen.” For over a decade, I lived in a body that tried to tell me something I wasn’t ready to…

How to Stop Aggressive Behavior in Kids With Positive Parenting Strategies

No! He should KNOW better than to do that! The words echo in your mind as you watch your son hit another kid on the playground. Indeed, you thought you…

Protect What Matters Most: August is Make-A-Will-Month

  Planning Ahead to Protect What Matters Most Every August, National Make-A-Will Month reminds us that creating or updating a will or trust is one of the most powerful ways…

Raised on Their Best Intentions—Healed on My Own Terms

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Kahlil Gibran There are two versions of me. There’s the one I am now—the…

The Truth About Why I’ve Ghosted People (and What I’ve Learned)

“Ghosting is cruel because it denies a person the chance to process, to ask questions, or to get closure. It’s emotional abandonment, masquerading as protection.” ~Dr. Jennice Vilhauer I never…

Are Divorce Support Groups Helpful?

For many of us, divorce is shattering. Even if we are the ones who initiated it, or are now trying to rebuild our lives after the explosion. We all experience…

How Two Simple Lists Completely Transformed My Life

“Happiness turned to me and said, ‘It is time. It is time to forgive yourself for all of the things you did not become… Above all else, it is time…