What Ancient Redwoods Taught Me About Turning Career Setbacks Into Success
A $1 pamphlet in the redwood forests changed everything I thought about professional "failures."
The Dyerville Giant—370 feet tall, 1,600 years old—crashed in 1991 with such force that a neighbor a mile away thought it was a train wreck. But that "dead" tree now feeds over 4,000 species as a "nurse log."
Your career setback isn't your ending. It's creating conditions for breakthrough.
🏇 What a Kentucky Derby Bet Taught Me About Reclaiming Your Narrative
I bet on a horse named Sovereignty at a Kentucky Derby party—and won. But what stuck with me wasn’t the $75 prize or the winner’s sash. It was the unexpected reminder that we get to author our own stories—and that asking better questions (like a good journalist) is often where that authorship begins.
3 life lessons from saying goodbye to my beloved cat
Reflecting on my dear cat Indy’s passing two years ago, I've come to realize how much he taught me about life. Indy wasn't just my pet; he was my family, my companion, and my source of joy during a tumultuous period in my life.
Rewriting My Story: What the Paris Olympics Taught Me About Sports
How the experiences and people I encountered during the Olympics inspired me to embrace sports in a new way. Plus story prompts to help you think about your connection to sports!
Sharing stories to celebrate the superheroes in our lives
To celebrate Women’s History Month, our Storytime theme for March was Superheroes. We talked about all the female superheroes (real and imagined) that have made a difference in our lives. This is the story of why my mom is my superhero, and why we have matching ginkgo tattoos.