From one mentally struggling human to another, let’s see if we can normalize the conversation around this together.

My biggest fault: I am passionately achievement driven. So much so that I often forget to stop and smell the roses.

Let’s unpack what I mean by “temporary, but sustainable”

I moved cross country during a global pandemic. I am that type of crazy.

There is something inherently in our bodies that tells us how we need to react and sometimes that doesn’t happen until last minute.

I have a deep, dark secret. It is something that affects me every day. Just like the fear of heights, drowning, and spiders are all very real fears, I have a very different but extremely realistic fear.

Cheering someone on sparks a fire in both parties; you just have to be aware enough to notice it.

Experts say it takes 21 days to create a habit. Three weeks is a long time, but not quite long enough to build the habit I am looking to build.

Whatever your mission in life is, create such an fixation with it that it works its way into everything that you touch.

It’s a quote that resonated with me so much that it  made me cry when I read it.

I know my calling is working with those young, talented STEM minds to inspire them to go after their dreams.

New Years Resolutions. Literally the dreaded words of January. There’s something about the word resolution that makes it feel daunting.

We cannot do this alone, and numbers are not in our favor, but it doesn’t just take a village, it takes a tribe.

The experts say the ones who beat it “establish habits that eliminate the mental effort of making choices” (Tierney, 2011). OK, they say this is the trick to keeping the energy there during these crazy times in my life, so where do you even start?

Unicorns are majestic, beautiful creatures (granted they are mythical). They stand out. They are vibrant.

When someone wants to see you succeed above all else that’s when you know you’ve found your true advocate… even if it’s not who you thought it would be.

He even said “I heard you” in our conversation and I can’t explain how much weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

I still remember this moment: we were sitting at TGI Friday’s in Buffalo Grove with a Stella and a long island iced tea and he looked like he had just actually opened his eyes for the very first time.