We're in the thick of it. A season ripe with long dark nights, blistering cold weather, and sometimes it feels like the sun is gone for good. It can leave us feeling sluggish, unmotivated, and downright depressed. Seasonal depression is no joke. Each year it affects millions of adults in…

It’s not always supposed to work out. — I met a lovely man. We were set up by a mutual friend who swore we were the same person. Two sides of the same coin with similar interests and witty senses of humor. It was refreshing- a sweet meet cute in a world of right swipes. Everything started off…

and bringing our humanity to work. — I’ll never forget that gray January day exactly one year ago. January 6th. I was new at my job, company, and profession. Barely holding it together as it was, in a global pandemic, dealing with the fallout of the 2020 election, and quarantining alone with nothing but my thoughts to…

Not for the sake of political correctness, but out of common decency and respect — "That's just retarded”. I hastily swallowed my wine and put my glass down on the table in shock. Did he really just say that? I was on a first date sitting across a handsome neurologist, and we were about to order our entreé. Suddenly, he became as unattractive as his…

What the experts say and how it can be fixed. — Like most people around the world, I've been stuck in a home office for the better part of a year. Keeping in touch with all of my colleagues and teams across the organization I work for has presented itself as a challenge, especially as we've grown and brought new people…

Thoughts from a grieving native Texan abroad — Do you know how hard it is for an expat Texan to say that? I stuttered just typing that title out. From a young age, we Texans are brought up with such an innate sense of state pride. It’s a pride I have carried with me as I’ve lived my…

Us Americans Have A Lot To Learn — As a dual citizen of both my native United States and adopted Norway, I have the honor of participating in deciding the fate of each country when election season rolls around every four years. Ok. Maybe that responsibility doesn't rest solely on my shoulders, but you catch my drift. Last…