There are Gen Z’ers who live without a smartphone by choice. Shocked? I listened to a podcast on the effects of social media and doom scrolling, a topic that fascinates me for several reasons. Being attached to our phones is so normalized that we don’t notice the abnormalities and negative patterns of this behavior. No ...

You are looking to create a blog or you already have one established. Congrats! By this point, you have your ideas, and if you already have a blog, possibly a few followers. Great! Now the real question is, how are you going to get your clients to actually read it? In the blogging world, the ...

Sometimes facing the truth can be ugly. I researched this question, but not through Google because the ‘ugly truth’ about Google has come to light; censorship and giving you an answer they chose to provide you. Some of the articles I read were filled with mumble jumble, no facts, but plenty of opinions. Get rid ...

Censorship is a hot topic due to recent events. Social media censorship is even more disputed. There is a difference between the freedom of speech, as promised in the First Amendment, and the current actions against President Trump on social media. The First Amendment speaks specifically about protecting people from government censorship. Nothing is said ...

I have been thinking a lot lately about the concept of personal happiness. Why can’t people just be happy? I’m not talking about being ignorant to the injustices in the world, or anything. I’m talking about actual opinions. I love Starbucks, for example. I love the last four months of the year because the seasonal ...

How many people would have green skin if envy was shown on the outside?  I was watching an old episode of ABC’s “Once Upon A Time” on Netflix on the other day. It was the episode that explains the reason why the Wicked Witch of the West’s skin is green. Zelena, the witch, was raised ...

“For her next trick…” In many moments of my life, I have felt like people have viewed my disability as a performance act that fulfills their inspiration fix. “Oh, wow. You’re amazing!” “God bless you! you’re such a determined girl…” “No way! You’re a college graduate?” “Married? How incredible!” I’m not saying that receiving praise ...

I will never forget the moment I realized being nice is cooler than being popular. “Our 2012 Prom Queen is…. Brooke Settoon!” “What? There is no way…” There are many things I don’t remember about grade school, but I still can recall the times where I desperately wanted to fit in. I believed popularity was ...

I have struggled my whole life to find that one thing I’m more passionate about above all else. Growing up, I wanted to be everything from a teacher to a singer to a lawyer to an astronomer. When I was about 11, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer, and this is the ...

For those of us with severe anxiety issues, taking steps outside of our comfort zones can be very challenging. This much I can attest to. There have always been struggles in trying to relate to people and share a part of myself with others. I’m not the kind of woman that would go to a ...