by Dr Aletta | Jan 5, 2020 | Adulting, Happiness, Life Candy, Life Matters
Four months after I met John I proposed marriage to him. He said, “No. Thank you.” I was twenty-nine when we met. He was the life partner I had been waiting for. He loved me but he didn’t believe in marriage. OK, I thought, I’ll give him a year. ... 
by Tacianna Indovina | Oct 28, 2019 | Adulting, Family Matters, Kids, Parenting, Self-Esteem, Stress
I’ve been avoiding writing this post because I’m a first-time parent and I’ve been struggling with some guilt for returning back to work myself. My son is almost three months old and I returned to work part-time after seven weeks. I was, am, and will likely continue... 
by Tacianna Indovina | Sep 4, 2019 | Adulting, Family Matters
“Being a parent is hard.” “Your whole life will be turned upside down.” “You have no idea what you’re in for.” “You just have one..wait until you have two.” “You just have two…wait until you have three.” Sometimes this (often unsolicited) feedback can be... 
by Christine Frank | Aug 13, 2019 | Adulting, Body/Mind, Weight & Shape
We have a problem in the modern-American workplace: toxic food culture. Our views around food—what’s acceptable to eat, what’s “good” and what’s “bad,” how people choose to eat their food—have become very distorted. We live in a culture of dieting and “lookism.”... 
by Christine Frank | Mar 12, 2019 | Adulting, Family Matters, Kids, Life Matters, Parenting, Relationships
The way people socialize has evolved significantly throughout the years. The parents of the millennial generation did not have the same level of instantaneous communication that we have today. With email, texting, FaceTime, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, dating... 
by Christine Frank | Jan 29, 2019 | Adulting, Happiness, Life Matters, Stress
In my college years, attaining independence became my primary goal. To me, independence meant being able to support myself. It seemed like I was working so hard toward one goal: getting a “good job.” For example, I thought a good job equaled full-time hours, decent... 
