Writing

Over the past year Ihad the opportunity to take part in Leadership Rockford, a 9 month program hosted by the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce. What is Leadership Rockford? Leadership Rockford is a program designed to help develop and connect the future generations of...

Last year I had the opportunity to attend the Tommy Corral Memorial Foundation Restore and Resilience Mental Wellness Retreat at Stronghold Castle in Oregon, IL. It was one of those synchronous experiences that I happened to stumble into. The timing of the event was perfect as I...

Inspiration from a Biography of Fred Rogers Growing up in a strictly conservative home, there were strict limits to what our family was allowed to watch on television. We were probably a decade behind the times when we finally upgraded from the boxy old TV set to a new-fangled...

The last six months have been the most intense period of personal growth I have ever experienced. I can truly say that my self of last summer would not even recognize the person I am today. It has been a transformative time of healing and growth. Although the externalities of my...