Personal Growth + Development

 · 3 min read

The Truth Is We Outgrow Those Who Don’t Know How To Love Us

No matter what type of relationship we have with someone – familial, friendship, or romantic relationship – we all want to feel seen, heard, and appreciated. We want to feel loved and respected. Above all else, we want to feel important to the people who we have decided are important to us.  What happens when […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 4 min read

Why People Who Marry Teachers End Up The Happiest

People can tell a lot about each other based on their career paths. That’s not to say the stereotypes of different jobs are always accurate. Lawyers aren’t necessarily smooth-talkers, accountants aren’t necessarily nerdy, and artists aren’t necessarily soulful. However, there are certain traits that are vital for people to succeed in their chosen professions.  For example, veterinarians need to care about animals, managers need to have […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 6 min read

The healing power of finding humor in difficult situations

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly everyone around the world. Our day-to-day lives have been changed in a significant way, and there is currently no way of knowing exactly when -or if- things will return to the way they were before. In these scary, uncertain times, people are looking for ways to cope. Some are […]

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 2 min read

Should all children learn sign language?

Imagine the excitement you would feel on the day your baby brother is being born. Not only can you not wait to meet them, but your head begins to fill with ideas about all the fun things you will do together as you get older. Now imagine being told that your new baby brother sustained […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 5 min read

There Are Merit Badges For Adults Because Adulting Is Hard

Teenagers can’t wait to be liberated by adulthood so they could do what they want, how they want, and when they want it. Then they become 19, 20, or maybe even 21 and discover adulting is hard. Many people at this age may struggle with identifying themselves as adults; after all, they struggle to handle […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 5 min read

Living Off-Grid for Almost 80 Years

As technology advances and becomes more widespread, so does the group of people who reject it. The living off grid movement where individuals reject civilization and choose to live independently isn’t a new phenomenon. Epicureans, Quakers, hippies, Puritans, and the Amish are all examples of groups who stepped away from society’s status quo to pursue […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 7 min read

The Special Bond Between a Mother and Her Son

A mom is that person who immerses the entirety of herself into another human being – her child. Science says that some of a baby’s DNA cells never leave the mother’s body, a phenomenon known as fetomaternal microchimerism. Some of the fetus’s cells escape from the uterus through the placenta and will be transported by […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 5 min read

Enormous Floating Solar Farms Can Extract Carbon Dioxide from Seawater to Replace Fossil Fuels

Carbon dioxide is one of the most abundant and active gases causing the greenhouse effect, a process whereby the earth’s atmosphere traps radiation and heat from the sun, which results in global warming. CO2 is a naturally occurring gas that can either be produced or increased by things such as animal respiration, volcanic eruptions, deforestation, […]

Sean Cate

Sean Cate

Freelance Writer

 · 3 min read

The Perks of Living Near Grandma

Many of us underestimate the power of grandparents. Often times when we finally appreciate grandma, we’re too old to recreate those experiences.  If you spent much of your childhood with your grandma, oma, nonna or whatever you call yours – you’re bound to have vivid memories of your relationship and the experiences you had with […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate