Good Clean Reads

“People don't resist change. They resist being changed.” – Peter Senge I know it isn’t just me when I get caught up in how things aren’t working. The level of...

“The secret to happiness is freedom… And the secret to freedom is courage.” -Thucydides   Fear is the driver for many people’s sexual and erotic lives. One of Freud’s students, Otto...

For over 50 years, June has been celebrated as Pride Month when the pivotal moment of defending the rights of LGBTQ people began with an initial riot at the Stonewall...

Reclaiming Our HistoryIt's Women's History Month, a time when we commemorate the powerful history-making women on whose shoulders we stand. Many of these influential women have become household names: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony who spent their lives organizing women and fighting Congress for the right to vote and the right to have the women’s voices be heard; the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who spent her life fighting for equal rights for women through decades of legal battles in the Supreme Court; and Rosa Parks brought that fight to life when she refused to sit in the back of the bus.

Practice & Grace: How to Begin a Gratitude RitualAbout eight years ago, I began my own self-directed study of positive psychology, even writing a daily blog called “Positivity Quest” (and multiple other iterations over the years). It was a public commitment that kept me going and taught me what practices created the space for more positive thinking to happen in my brain. It was also a true daily effort – sometimes begrudging, sometimes truly inspired, and never predictable. I have written more times than I can count about the practice of gratitude journaling, a ritual that reminds us of the power of using our own attention to see what is good.

The new year is right around the corner. As we step out of 2021 into 2022, it is the perfect time to reflect on our experiences in the past year....

This month, we are proud to support an organization working on hunger relief in our local community: FOOD For Lane County works with more than 150 agencies in and around Eugene, Ore., where our company is headquartered.

I have been writing the Making Love Sustainable column for close to two decades. It is kind of like a living, public diary to what it means to me to love, to lose those we love, to be present, to be kind, and to be grateful.

It's that time of year again when we are all faced with finding the perfect gift for someone we love. This year, I've gathered a handful of my very favorite and treasured recommendations that any loved one would appreciate.