During the lockdown portion of the pandemic last year, I decided I needed to immerse myself in a project. I found some notes I had taken several years ago during a workshop on how to self-publish an e-book and just like that, I wrote a book. Using previously published content from my blog, I added…
Mental Health
The Big Sick or Breast Cancer Sucks
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it might be a good time for an update on how my treatment is going. If you missed the post on my diagnosis, you can read it here, The Big C. I started my chemotherapy at the end of July. The first two treatments went as well as could…
Meghan Meet Oprah, Oprah Meet Meghan
One thing I have been thinking a lot about this year is perspective. We all have a different one, and while two people can experience the same event, you will probably get two different stories of what happened. Look at siblings. My sister’s and I can talk about events from our childhoods and have completely…
Each and Every Day or Teens and Depression
By Terri Takata-Smith Eight Seconds…Who’s listening? Hello? Anyone there? Apparently, I only have eight seconds to get your attention and hold it. If this were 20 years ago, I would have an additional four seconds! Yep, we as humans have found a way of lowering our average attention span from 12 seconds to 8 seconds…
I’m Your Venus or Written in the Stars Part Two
Over the summer, my friend Autumn celebrated her birthday with an astrological reading. You may remember she is the one who took me for my first reading about a year and a half ago. She told me it’s better to go as close to your birthday as possible to get the most accurate reading, so…