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Every time I drove around the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, I knew I wanted to take my daughters on a staycation there. I am happy to report that we spent a few days at this family-friendly indoor water park resort, and I have all the tea! Great Wolf …

Violence against women is not simply a personal tragedy — it is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. We must eliminate violence against women! Whether it appears as domestic violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, intimate partner violence, psychological abuse, financial abuse, spiritual abuse, sexual harassment, or any of the many …

You don’t have to be a K-pop music fan or part of a specific generation to be in love with KPop Demon Hunters. Everyone’s obsessed with this Netflix original animated film, and it’s worth the buzz.  Don’t be fooled by the word “demon” in the title – this supernatural K-Drama is as heavenly as it …

Congratulations on writing and publishing your book! It’s time now to share it with the world through marketing, and setting up a book signing is a great way to get started getting book sales. As the author of many books, including anthologies and collections like The Gifts of Pain, I organize several book events per …

Last year, I delivered my 5th TEDx talk live at the TEDxUIUC live event on April 22nd, 2024, at the Lincoln Hall of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. The event was themed “Odyssey” and featured six other speakers: Christine Lewington, Hema Reddy, Jack Fusco, Nathaniel Provencio, femdot., and Joe Simonetta, each sharing their empowering …

It’s National Storytelling Week and it’s also The Gifts of Pain Volume 3 launch day. The Gifts of Pain is a collection of inspiring stories by 31 co-authors who are using my S.T.O.R.Y. System of Transformational Storytelling to share their vulnerable short stories of adversity and tools that you can use to overcome yours.  I am sharing …

I recently shared one of my most vulnerable stories at the Empowering Women and Girls to Thrive Summit at the United Nations about suicide prevention, to help end the stigma of suicidal thoughts and promote more loving compassion and acceptance. This transformational event was supporting Sustainable Developmental Goal #5: “to achieve gender equality and empower …

Do you look forward to Mother’s Day? Or do you dread it? I am in the second camp. Again. When I was a child, I was envious of my friends who thought this was a special day to wish the best person they knew a Happy Mother’s Day. Whenever it was time to make a …

A Grammy, 16 Tony awards nominations and 11 wins, including Best Musical, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an in-home release streaming on Disney+, it is no doubt that Hamilton – The Broadway Musical has stolen our hearts! I’ve seen Hamilton live several times since its release in 2015 and it is one of my …

I grew up in extreme poverty, so when I learned about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) I was elated. These Global Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as “a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.” …