I know this is an unpopular opinion, but winter is a season for rest, not reinvention. And yet, every single year, like clockwork, January 1st comes carrying a heavy load of expectations – and anxiety. It’s all over your favorite social media platform: motivational quotes and declarations of new year’s resolutions. Whether it’s gym memberships …
#Mindset
When you change your mindset―your self-image, your attitudes, and your responses―your perspective changes. A positive perspective that is rooted in your true identity allows you to reset, reinvent, and recreate your life, and ultimately become who you are meant to be.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my superheroes. And each time I have walked through The King Center in Atlanta, I have felt something sacred settle into my bones. His legacy is palpable. I’ve visited several times over the years, most meaningfully with my daughters, because as a mother, a naturalized citizen of the …
When someone says the phrase JUST DO IT, it sounds strong. It sounds motivational. It sounds like the only way to move forward, to break through inertia, to tackle a big project, to shift your state of mind. We’ve been sold the slogan as bold and inspiring, and we’ve seen the commercials so many times that it’s …
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 …
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 …
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.” …