We all know how parents work hard to support their kids. For 18+ years, moms and dads will do just about anything to make sure their children are comfortable and provided for. Many people first think of expensive cars or luxurious vacations as a way to spend their wages. However, the expression “home is where...

Retirement is a significant life transition that affects relationships, viewpoints, and everyday routines. It redefines identity and purpose from newly discovered freedom to shifting priorities. Here, we look at a few of the major changes that occur once the typical work years end and we retire. 1. It Becomes Lonelier Retirement isn’t always the best...

Let’s say you were given a stack of photos of women and you were asked to rate them on their beauty. How will you judge them? Perhaps you will look for smooth skin, full lashes, straight teeth, a slim build, curves in the right places, a contoured face, a small nose, voluminous hair, or any...

Retirement is a significant milestone, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. It’s a deeply personal decision, and while some people can’t wait to retire, others feel more apprehensive about leaving their work behind. How do you know when it’s time to hang up your work boots and start enjoying the...

Beauty standards have always played a significant role in societies around the world, shaping cultural norms, individual self-perceptions, and even economic trends. As societies evolve, so do the ideals of beauty, influenced by factors like media, globalization, and social movements. In recent years, these standards have seen dramatic shifts, particularly in the United States, where...

Parents have always been giving it their best shot as there’s really no perfect way to raise kids. However, there’s a huge gap in behavior standards between kids of today and the older generations. The entitled attitude is at an all-time high, loneliness is a real problem, depression is more alarming than ever before, and...

She shook this table really hard… Gender equality is a venture that women aren’t backing down from anytime soon. In an explicit Facebook post, Australian celebrity blogger and mom of four, Constance Hall called out husbands who have to wait to be asked before they help with chores [1]. A woman doesn’t have to nag...

For decades, marriage has been glorified as one of life’s greatest achievements. For this reason, single people (women in particular) have historically been shamed for not being in a romantic relationship, being made to feel as though something was wrong with them. This is what psychologist Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., refers to as “mental blanketing”- the...

Who stares back at you when you look in the mirror? How have they changed over the years? For most people, watching their bodies change over the years can be an experience filled with mixed emotions- not all of them good. Women especially can feel bombarded by images and advertisements featuring younger, fitter, and thinner...

Self-reflection is a healthy and necessary part of self-improvement. How can we grow as individuals and become better if we don’t learn from our past mistakes? That doesn’t mean wallow in your past and let unwelcome feelings of regret take over. However, sometimes thinking about what you would tell your younger self helps put life...

Mary-Kate Backstrom’s shares stories about her two kids on her blog, usually comedic, but one night her daughter gave her mother a crash course on forgiveness. This interaction warmed and broke Backstrom’s heart.  Her blog “Mom Babble” is “a place to discuss important things through the lens of motherhood. And by ‘important’ I mean anything...

Whether responsibly or not, parents make the decision to bring children into the world who are dependent on them for many years. All parents want to provide for their children. They long to give them a stable environment, educational opportunities, and nourishing meals. But sometimes this well-intentioned desire backfires. Adult children assume that their parents...