Pasta & Uno w/ a Side of Grief
The other day I started to play Uno with my daughter. I had also begun warming some pasta for her, when I sat down and casually stated,...
...on Overnight Success
I had just wrapped up my weekly a.m. call with my career coach and saw this quote in my Instagram feed. What a powerful and timely post!...
Do the thing that scares you the most
As usual, I'm speaking first to myself. I attended a public speaking workshop by Joi Worthy Johnson, The Joi Method where she said, "If...
Mission - The WHY behind the WHAT
__ Kashanna Eiland is the co-founder and Executive Director of Empowerment through Education and Exposure, a nonprofit agency that...
Even Superwoman isn't super ALL the time
Can I be honest with you? There are some exciting opportunities happening in my life right now. And like most people, that sometimes...
Can I be honest with you? ...Vulnerability
This is a difficult talk to share with you, because it requires a level of vulnerability that I don't usually exhibit. Over the last...
Can I be honest with you? Unsung heroes of Chicago
The Chicago violence that's being reported is real. However, there's a whole other side of the story that doesn't get nearly as much...
Can I be honest with you?
Sometimes I get discouraged or overwhelmed by the load of the work that I do in service to the young people of Chicago. Then out of the...
Chapstick & TicTac Treasures (AKA Reflecting on my dad. Not a day goes by...)
A gently used Chapstick and nearly empty Tic Tac container, save for 8 candies, climbed the list of my most cherished possessions a year...
Sister Circles Birth Empowered Women
I am a member of what I consider to be the last Fairytale Generation. My generation, which falls somewhere between X and Y, also seems to...