Dr. Janet Rose Wojtalik has seven powerful “secrets” to share about parenting girls.

They will help today’s parents the create the strong, independent, amazing women of the future.

Thanks to the Daily Om.

If you feel shy or awkward in social situations, know that many others are probably feeling the same way too.

If you‚ve ever been to a social gathering where you‚ve felt awkward and uncomfortable, chances are you are not alone.

From The Daily Om.

Our perception of humanity as a whole is, to a large extent, dualistic.

We paint people with a broad brush: some are like us, sharing our opinions and our attitudes, while others are different.

Susan notes: this useful re-centering practice is from Fitting in Is Overrated, a wonderful book by Leonard Felder (a psychologist, counselor, author and occasional contributor to my favourite publication Ode Magazine). I blogged about the book here.

When I imagine I'm a grain of sand, it's a pink one under this stunning blue sky...

Guest blog post by author & motorcycle aficionado Liz Jansen.

Have you ever dreamed of having a great adventure? Or of doing something a bit "wild and crazy?

How about finding the road to a better life by becoming a "biker babe?" In the course of writing Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment, I found women who, like me, discovered motorcycles aren't made only for men.

Guest blog post by Clara Freeman.

“Don’t let the sun go down on your dreams, unless you choose to be a star.”

An editor sent this in a return envelope, with a rejected contest submission piece I’d entered when I was a newbie freelance writer.