https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Three-Myths-About-Being-Happy-And-Single-4.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I’m not going to lie to you (the name of the blog would be pretty useless if I did, huh?).   I never wanted to be single and happy. In fact, being single and happy sounded like just about the worst […]

https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Why-We-Should-Be-Fighting-For-Most-Improved-1.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “And the most-improved award goes to…” It’s fifth grade and we are sitting at the general assembly watching the year-end awards be handed out. The teacher arrives at the “most-improved” award, and everyone holds their breath, hoping that it isn’t them. […]

https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/You-Dont-Need-To-Feel-Brave-To-Do-Brave-Things.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “You’re so brave!”   I’ve heard this time and time again over the last several years as I’ve pushed to explore the world beyond my comfort zone. I spent a large part of my twenties making a list of a few […]

https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Three-Things-To-Remember-When-Youre-Feeling-Behind-In-Life.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I was hanging out with some friends recently, eating pizza on the floor (you know, the usual), and commiserating over the ways that our lives haven’t turned out as planned. To give you a picture of what I mean, in this […]

https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Finding-Yourself-When-Supposed-To-Happen-Didnt-Happen.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “Are you just looking at pictures of yourself on Facebook again?”   That’s what my roommate would say whenever she caught me in the act. Just flipping through photos of myself. Sheepish and red-cheeked, I would put my phone down. How […]

A new year, a new you. This year will be the year that we finally do all the things that we’ve been putting off. We’ll fit into those old jeans again, be more selfless, and keep the house a little cleaner. As of January 1, we will be new. There’s magic in that day. Except […]