Inspirational

Makeup done? Check. Laptop fully charged? Check. Matcha latte in hand? Check. I’m working from a coffee shop for the first time in months, and I can already feel a deep sense of energy bubbling up inside of me. I haven’t experienced this sense of motivation in ages. I’m self-employed as a freelance writer, and […]

Pregnant Americans have a conundrum: They need money most when they are saving for unpaid maternity leave. But sometimes, stress—from their personal lives, or from the very jobs they rely on—can potentially harm their pregnancies causing poor outcomes and may even act as a risk factor for postpartum depression, all while they work hard to

I received an email from a prospective client who said her company really wanted to hire me to speak to its sales staff. But before she could offer the opportunity, I’d have to discuss the gig with the company chairman, because he had high standards as to who’s allowed onstage during his big conference. Of

In the 1960s, a group of the first American female astronaut trainees, later dubbed the Mercury 13, went through extensive tests designed by William Randolph Lovelace ll, M.D. Lovelace was running the privately-funded, unofficial project, which he called the “Woman in Space Program,” according to the Library of Congress, around the same time he was

It seems like there’s a subscription box for everything now. You can get wardrobe refreshes, new cosmetics or even pet treats sent to your mailbox every month. Subscription boxes are all about convenience—purchases you don’t have to think about, remember to renew or even go farther than your front door to pick up. So, it

In this episode of In the Details, host Karen Allen spotlights Erica Rooney, whose professional superpower is connecting to others—so much so that she’s made a career of it. Rooney is a keynote speaker, executive coach and culture consultant, CPO and creator and host of the podcast From Now to Next. Her focus is to

Have you ever been annoyed by an everyday household glitch? Maybe the dishwasher doesn’t dry your plastics completely. Perhaps you’re tired of waiting the 20 seconds or so it takes your shower water to heat up. When that happens, do you get over it after a minute or two? Or do you spend the next

There have been recent pushes to move workers back into the office instead of remote work, with many larger companies moving to hybrid or completely in-office. According to recent data from Kastle Systems, just over half (50.4%) of major metropolitan area workers went into the office at least once from Jan. 19-25, 2023—the highest number

“I think… a concern that many of us run into is we are playing as hard as we are working and it’s crushing our body,” says Olly Wood in today’s episode of Brilliant Thoughts. His knowledge and advice on the trifecta of physical, digestive and psychological health doesn’t just come from book smarts and research,

In this episode of rich & Regular, Julien and Kiersten Saunders answer the question: Why should you join AARP? According to the myAARPmedicare website, AARP is “the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organisation dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age.”  Established in 1958, AARP initially required initial members