Ivy Shelden

It’s never easy, but over the years, I have developed some strategies to make this experience less painful. Here are five things you can do when you feel like you don’t fit in.

If you’ve ever laid in bed in the early morning, staring at the ceiling and knowing you should get up and exercise if only you felt motivated, you’re not alone. If you’ve read tons of books and…

You’ve taken lots of time to create a strategy and plan your first few moves, and spent even more time blissfully daydreaming about the end result. But when it comes time to execute — soon after you…

It’s so effective, it should have it’s own pharma ad. I can see it now, a middle-aged woman with a silky voice walks toward the camera holding a smartphone: Side effects may include: Worsening…

January may start off with sincere intentions of fulfilling new year’s resolutions, but by February, many of us feel dragged down by low energy and mood. Motivation starts to wane, and you feel like…

Announcement: Today’s post is by Ivy Shelden. She’s the 2nd place winner of the “You Are Enough” writing contest! Please join me in congratulating Ivy for her inspiring entry. Finding authentic…

I’ve always been a chronic daydreamer. It took 6 long years for me to finally learn the few simple truths that would break my cycle of daydreaming and drudgery.