There is not a single summer in my childhood that does not include incredibly fond memories of my time spent in Girl Scouts. We visited beautiful places, made crafts, learned new skills…but more than anything we learned the importance of being good to one another…and even better to those less fortunate than ourselves. Girl Scouts helped me understand what it really means to be a better woman and person. That’s why when I had the opportunity to review Shannon Henry {Read More}
Good Read: On My Honor – Real Life Lessons from America’s First Girl Scout
Good Read – DOSED: The Medication Generation Grows Up
Over the past quarter century, the number of children and teens taking psychotropic medication to ease the symptoms of mental illness has grown exponentially. From ADHD and depression to OCD and anxiety, medication has been increasingly prescribed as a solution to behavioral and psychological difficulties in the young. Now, the first generation of Americans to have grown up taking psychotropic medications are becoming adults, raising questions about how their prescriptions have shaped their experiences, their personalities, and their sense of {Read More}
Good Read: Attached. The New Science of Adult Relationships and How It Can Help You Find – And Keep – Love
Though many relationship guides tell us how to date, what games to play or how to behave in marriage, few address these questions head on and provide answers based on the latest scientific research.However, that’s exactly what psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and social-organizational psychologist Rachel Heller offer in their accessible and groundbreaking book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find- and Keep- Love. As Levine and Heller illustrate in ATTACHED, our {Read More}
The perfect gift for your little bookworm – CURIOUS CRITTERS by David FitzSimmons
Let me tell you about the MOST beautiful Children’s Book I have ever laid my hands on. CURIOUS CRITTERS by David FitzSimmons is one book you should be certain to put on your shopping list for the Holidays this year. This stunning book, with breathtaking photos and poetic facts about an array of animals is sure to keep your favorite little bookworm happy for hours. I have been in love with this book from the moment I pulled it out {Read More}





