Up until recently, I didn’t have a self-care routine and my beauty routine is still in the works. I used to tell myself that I didn’t have time, that it was too expensive, and that it wasn’t a need, let alone a priority. Within the last two years, I’ve been learning about makeup, getting mani-pedis, …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
I haven’t slept in over three years. I was sleep deprived during my pregnancy, and after Pige was born, the little rest I got diminished even more. When I was offered to try a proven way exhausted moms can get more sleep, I was a bit skeptical, yet extremely interested. I’m sure you can relate …
Last year, I attended the Act Like A Success conference, and even though I ended up missing Eliana’s first snow, I am glad I spent three days working on my personal success. I was invited to cover the event and I had no idea what was in store, but having read Steve Harvey’s book “Act …
One thing I know to be true about life can be summed up in one word: EVOLUTION. Sure, I can look back ten years and see how my life is so far from what it used to be that it almost seems scary, but we don’t have to go that far to see transformation. I …
She was sobbing and ranting, and I wanted to tell her “You have the power to choose any facts and any feelings, why are you choosing THESE facts and feelings?” but she was stuck in the painful trap of self-importance. It was not the right place, and certainly not the right time to have that …
When I started designing websites almost two decades ago, there was no WordPress and there was no blogging. I think my earliest actual online blog was pretty much on GeoCities. Do you remember that platform? It seems like ages ago, maybe because it has been. In order to establish an online presence, you needed a …
We were having our family scripture study this morning, and today’s chapter was Mathew 25 (in the New Testament), which happens to be one of my favorites. As a writer, speaker, and teacher, I am a believer in the power of stories, parables, and analogies to bring a point to life, and this chapter has …
I was teaching a social media class last night and I loved it. I get excited seeing the spark in a woman’s eyes when she is driven to grow her business. I am beyond excited when I am in front of a group of women who have the same goal in mind. These powerful women are all using …
Do you have a daughter? There are 10 things your daughter needs to hear from you! I have given birth to three beautiful little women who bless me, teach me, and inspire me to be better each day. I feel that our relationship has been shaped by a few phrases, ten of which I’m sharing …
As an avid student and researcher of psychology, neuroscience, and a woman’s divine worth, I am often amazed at the huge impact of social media on self-worth and self-esteem. Self-worth is your sense of value: how you assess your own value as a human being. Self-esteem is about the positive or negative feelings you have about …