On Thursday night I attended the 10-year anniversary celebration for an organization in Pittsburgh called Steel Smiling. It reminded me why we should never lose sight of those we impact, those we serve, and those who feel every ripple of every step we take. Change takes courage, but it is necessary and can be as simple as the first stone in the pond that creates a ripple. A quote that inspired the founder of Steel Smiling put it best: “If you always do what you’ve always don

Remember when I wrote about the impact the book "Good Morning, Monster" had on me? I couldn't stop thinking about it and on that long drive from Pittsburgh to Nashville, I decided I was going to email Dr. Gildiner, take a long shot and ask if she'd join the Motivation N'at podcast. Three weeks later I was shocked to see a response in my inbox. I knew the odds were slim that it would be a resounding yes, after all, Motivation N'at is still a baby, just 20ish episodes in, about

We bought our current house a little over a year ago. I was working full time for the federal government and still completely remote but traveling a ton, so one of our first priorities was to set up my home office. I don't know about you, but I'm a little particular with my arrangements, ironic for someone also known to reorganize her rooms every 4-5 months because they just "feel off". We shuffled things in, my giant standing desk, a cabinet, a book shelf and my dad's old a