In celebration of Black Herstory Month and every month, we share wise words from Michelle Obama, Lizzo, and more.

Here’s how I came out on top after being pushed out of the company I founded.

Learn how creative minds like Nora Ephron, Ferran Adrià, and Steven Spielberg’s editor apply Essentialism to focus and prioritize.

A summarized guide to Essentialism: How to live a truly meaningful, productive life

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12 things I tried to help with symptoms of perimenopause (or whatever you want to call it)

How do you know when sleeplessness, weight gain, and night sweats are simply signs of getting older or something more? Lately, I’ve been remembering the complaints and jokes I heard from grandmothers and aunts as a kid, about what happens to women’s bodies as they age: insomnia, weight gain, moodiness. The irony is that most […]

A photo tour in both ‘showings mode’ and IRL.

When I saw an ad for a Dream Home Giveaway in HGTV Magazine, I swooned over the photos for a moment, but decided not to enter. I’d tried my hand at this competition in the past — actively submitting multiple times per day for a few weeks, only to come up Dream Home-less, along with […]

Holly Seymour Jasinski has spent most of her adult life helping others. For more than 10 years, the 45-year-old has worked for Resilience: Advocates for Ending Violence, a nonprofit in West Michigan that responds to, reduces, and prevents domestic and sexual violence. Before moving to Grand Rapids in 2008, she managed a large domestic violence […]