by Lisa Van De Graaff | Self-Improvement
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff I’m on a journey. I’m searching the nooks and crannies of my inner self to find where I’ve misplaced my sensuality. I’ve been taking many paths that lead nowhere. Things that haven’t helped: eating sweets until I feel sick,...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Self-Improvement
by Shadra Bruce For most of my adult life, I’ve allowed myself the small indulgence of watching repeats of Bob Ross on PBS whenever I ran across his program. Something about listening to his voice and watching his canvas transform into an amazing picture was...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Let's Talk, Raising Healthy Kids
by Shadra Bruce Let’s face it, whether you’re a single parent or just home alone with the kids, there are times when you simply need to take a break. When the kids were younger and Dave was still part of the corporate world, there were times when he was...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
Getting Real With & Poet Extraordinaire Tammy Bartholomew The Warrior A true warrior Who’d fight till the end Is it a sister, neighbor, lover Maybe your best friend Is it the soldier Who wears a uniform each day Walking out the door Maybe the last of their stay...
by Shadra Bruce | Health, Let's Talk
by Shadra Bruce After my mom died in 2006, I was lost. I had talked to my mom on the phone every single day, most days more than once. I told my mom about my kids, my school, my work, my life…everything. When we lived in the same town, we saw each other almost...
