A couple of beautiful young people spending time together outside on a sunny day. We’ve all heard the statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce. However, recent statistics actually put that figure closer to 39%. Yay, doesn’t that mean more people are living happily ever after? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Clearly, divorce does happen and, even worse, so … [Read more...]
From One Step-Mom To Another: How To Manage The Two Biggest Hurdles Of Blended Families
Source: RichLegg / Getty When I found out I was being given the amazing opportunity to write an “advice column” for MadameNoire, using my knowledge and experience as a clinically trained social worker with a focus on Child and Family dynamics, I immediately went to my tribe to ask them what topics they wanted me to address. The response was overwhelming. What I found … [Read more...]
How To Travel With Kids Without Losing Your Mind
Source: kali9 / Getty When I was a new parent the thought of traveling with children made me cringe. I remember going on vacations with friends or with my boo and observing other travelers with their children who were losing their minds. Screaming, crying, fighting with siblings, not listening, and whining, oh the whining. But, I absolutely love traveling, it’s one of the … [Read more...]
The Elders | Four World Cultures That Celebrate Aging and Why We Should Too
In a world that glorifies the new, is youth-obsessed, and is always looking at what’s next, it is a rare thing to find a culture that loves and reveres the elderly and even more prizes them and their contributions highly. Luckily, these places do exist, and they have a lot to teach us. Let’s discover them together. IMG: Mohican Pow-Wow, 2018. Carissa Andrea Thrush. … [Read more...]
Foreign Policy Leadership Should Reflect Our Diversity
“As the United States becomes more ethnically diverse in the coming decades and as the country becomes more accustomed to seeing women in positions of leadership in other sectors of society, a national security establishment that does not reflect that diversity will become increasingly disconnected from the American public that it serves.”—Reuben E. Brigety, II, Dean of the … [Read more...]
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