by jlouden | Mar 1, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’ve promised you a monthly resource of some kind, and since I’m reading a ton of memoirs – to help me write what I’m writing (which is memoir-esque) – I decided this month’s resource would be some of my recent faves. I hope you enjoy! Some of these are...
by jlouden | Feb 15, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Amanda Stuermer is a wife, mother, writer, activist, and inspiration junkie – what a wonderful list of things to be! She is also the founder and executive director of World Muse, a social change organization that provides year-round programming to support women...
by jlouden | Feb 11, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I attended a yoga and sauna retreat on Sunday led by my friend Amy Kessel. The retreat theme was “planting springtime seeds.” What did we desire to plant in our lives? As I listened to the women’s intentions, I was so struck how many were about pleasure and...
by jlouden | Feb 4, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
One day a few years back I was driving my daughter to school, when she said, her voice quavering, “Mommy, I’m just so afraid.” My heart broke a little bit. I reached out and grabbed her hand and said, “Oh honey, me too. I’m afraid every single day.” I so wanted...
by jlouden | Feb 1, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
My friend Marianne Elliott introduced me to the wonderful Dr. Melody Moore. She’s a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in the treatment of Eating Disorders and is the Founder/Chief Loveologist of Embody Love Movement, a non-profit whose mission is to inspire...
