As a parent, you’re CONSTANTLY picking your battles. It gets really exhausting to fight and negotiate (which is never a good idea, btw, as former Talking Shop alumna Catherine Pearlman taught) and often, we’re too quick to take control and…
When I wrote my first short story, I got lucky. A character and plot came barreling out of my mind without effort. After this story got published, I believed that it would be easy from here on out — I’d…
What I’m about to do is a little bit cruel. (Sorry in advance.) I’m about to send your wanderlust into overdrive. I know we can’t travel right now, so consider this Talking Shop interview a necessary pre-read in your planning…
We could learn a thing or two — or ten — from elementary schoolers. Like how a small action can incite BIG change. Nine-year-old Bellen Woodard grew a movement from her school in Northern Virginia to a national project over…
What’s your passion? I have many: writing, reading, pencil-making, procrastibaking, hoarding stationary. But even as a multi-passionate creative, something that singularly moves me, that gets-me-out-of-the-bed-in-the-morning fervor, is the desire to share women’s stories. As I’ve come to know and rub…
Anyone else having a hard time feeling motivated to exercise? SAME. I can barely get out of bed, much less get my butt on the treadmill. As if exercising during shelter-in-place wasn’t difficult enough, we’ve resorted to guilting ourselves over…
Now, just hold on. Stop right there. Drop the scissors and put down your phone. Before you do something silly, like give yourself bangs or create a TikTok account, stop and take a breath. Wanna do something fun during quarantine?…
2020 was going to be my year. Last year, I had my second set of twins and spent the majority of the year trying to adjust to an insanely chaotic new normal. I worked to rebuild my mental, physical, and…
Guest Post by Mental Health Coach Victoria Janka Being intentional about our thoughts is more important than ever. We’re staying home, stuck inside with kids, trying to figure out how to create a routine. Some of us might be living…
Parents: I am about to help you out. A LOT. I know social distancing and a quarantine lifestyle is hard on everyone, for one reason or another. But parents, you’ve got a big job on your hands. If you’ve got…
