Emily Ishbia

Yup, that is a picture of me and my mom.  Way back when at my house in Naperville, Illinois.  I was probably around 10. Now back to this blog.... Why am I making this so complicated?  God it sounded so simple.... I wanted to do something special each year in memory of my mother.  But I wanted it to be as special as she was.  Something so amazing.  So the whole world would know exactly what it lost when she died.  Maybe a walk in her name with millions of people, or a school n

This Saturday will mark 15 years since I lost my mom to her battle with breast cancer. I write this to share that we are not as alone as we

I'll be honest. I wrote this one and let it sit for awhile. Normally I publish instantly in fear I will change my mind if I wait. I'm not sure if it is a topic people will appreciate me writing about or be offended by my opinions. But in true spirit of all my other posts...... We have one life to live so I am going to share all my thoughts on this topic. So I am sitting in the car waiting for a light in Miami yesterday. I don't have XM radio in my rental car or if I do

What is a "soul?" That word made no sense to me for the first 22 years of my life. What changed and why? Read more to find out.

dealing with anxiety created from watching the news

overcoming anxiety, coping with mental health issues, finding balance

Learning to cope with the loss of my mom

Why I decided to take my 5 year old to funeral to teach him early about the circle of life

coping with the loss of my mother to cancer

Overcoming sickness, misdiagnosis and physicians that would not listen