Keep Holding Onto Hope

Life is truly a rollercoaster. It’s full of excitement, highs, fear, lows, uncertainty and regret. Those are probably all some of the feelings you’ve had, before, during or after a rollercoaster ride. Right now my rollercoaster is in one of those low spots. It’s been so frustrating to watch my mom fight pancreatic cancer for […]

Choose to Start Despite Your Fears

I woke up this morning like, “oh crap, I don’t know what to write about for tomorrow’s blog.” I still really don’t. I am feeling less than inspirational. But I think the really cool thing about blogging or journaling is that there is a flow to it. Once I start writing, some idea just starts […]

You Deserve a Positive Role Model

This week was the first in a long time that I actually wanted to spend time on social media. The outpouring of love and support for the first black, Indian-American, and female Vice President, the youngest Inaugural Poet, and the new President has been a beautiful sight to see. I, along with many others, woke […]

Thank You for Being You

Thank you for being you. Thank you for being who you are. We have all likely heard the quote, “the world needs more of you” 100 times, but it is so true. The world needs more of you and all the beauty that you add to it. This week, I did a presentation where for […]

How to Make the Most of Your Summer

Caroline McKeown is back this #WarriorWednesday with her vlog #AskCaroline to discuss how to make the most of this summer! She talks about how it’s important to look at the bright side of things and use positive thoughts to cancel out negative ones. She also recommends doing things that you love and keep yourself busy! […]

#DearCaroline Talks Peer Pressure

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown shared another episode of her #DearCaroline vlog talking about peer pressure as it relates to the pandemic. With school going back, it can be easy to slip back into our old ways because we all want things to just go back to normal. It’s so important, though, to remind […]

It's Okay to Start Again—You Are Recovering & Growing

I know I am not alone when I say I struggled with the “supposed to’s”. It was my birthday week, so it was supposed to be a great week. And for the most part, it was. But it really all felt like it came crashing down the day after when I felt really self-conscious about […]

Try to Stay Positive this New Year

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with a new episode of her #DearCaroline vlog. She talks about how to stay positive going into the new year by looking back and thinking about the good things that happened this year despite the negativity in the world. Caroline urges us not to go into 2021 […]

New Year's Intentions

This week for #WarriorWednesday, Caroline McKeown was back with a new episode of the #DearCaroline vlog on intention-setting for 2021. Caroline shares her New Year's Intention of being more accepting of herself and how she feels. She also says that the start of a new year is a great chance to reset and get excited […]

I Am So Proud of You

I am so proud of you. For fighting through the pain. For continuing to move forward, despite all of the days you wanted to give up. For choosing you, even when other choices seemed more desirable. For choosing to see the light within the darkness. For choosing to not settle. For choosing to be who […]