Emily Ishbia

Glass ceiling: So it's a ceiling that you can see through but you can't go through. Right? Typically a term used in corporate America....

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...

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

My friend (who is also a parent like me) was telling me how her widowed mom has a boyfriend. I too have experienced a parent dating and...

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...

Baggage....We all have it.  Not everyone knows it but we all carry around our past in a small little bag of unlit fireworks in our head....

Today is a reminder of just how far I have come. Oh, the places I have been and had near mental breakdowns. Let me set the scene for you....

Alright....so here it is. I've been asked by quite a few people at this point about my skin. I'm 37 and a mom of three (which most...

I definitely was in no way having postpartum depression.  I was sure of it....At least I thought I was.  Depression means feeling sad and...

How do I cope...... Let me start here first. After each one of these things happened I found out by someone posting a photo on facebook...

You have 3 choices every single day in every single minute. 1. You can sit on the sidelines of your life. You can complain and be part...

A blunt perspective on how to treat people

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

After 37 years of living, here is the thing I have learned about LIFE... If you live in the past, you are going to be depressed. If you...