Thanksgiving in a Foreign Country: What I Learned From Celebrating Abroad
My classmates and I were homesick. We were spending our fall semester in London, and for most of us, it was our first Thanksgiving away…
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Looking for Gratitude Every Day — Even When It’s Hard to Find
I’ve been working on maintaining a consistent gratitude practice for a little over a year now. With a busy career in communications, my social life,…
What I’ve Learned from Times I Didn’t Speak Up…But Should Have
For better or for worse, I’m not usually one to stay quiet when there is an option to speak. I was the kindergartener (and first…
Speak like a Champ: 3 Public Speaking Lessons from Pro Wrestling
I’ve been a die-hard fan of pro wrestling since I was 12. It’s an entertainment genre that can hook you in so many ways: the…
Ways to Give Thanks and Give Back This Fall
Fall presents us with a unique opportunity to give thanks. November, especially, is focused on gratitude and remembering the many things that we all too…
5 Reasons to Start Volunteering After College
After graduating from college, I was living in Omaha, Nebraska and working at a small private doctor’s practice. It was a tough stretch at work…
Post-Election Stress: 4 Benefits of a Social Media Detox
Whether we’ve come to grips with reality or not, social media has affected our outlooks on the post-election world. It’s played a vital role in…
How I Knew It Was Time for Therapy
I’ve spent my whole life learning about mental health. My first counseling experience was as a child during my parents’ divorce, and I continued therapy…
Identity Crisis: How Banishing My Life Road Map Helped Me Define Myself
For most of my life I’ve been Kat the Student. This title, first bestowed upon me in my wee preschool years, stuck with me until…
7 Steps to a Healthy Relationship With the News
On the first of September last year, I woke up to my alarm and immediately started to scroll through Twitter. Before I knew it, I…