by Karen Strang Allen | May 30, 2018 | Thriving as a single woman
If you’ve ever been single, you’ve no doubt felt pressure from others around you to “find someone.” You probably dread the question, “Why are you still single?” It’s as if people think being in a relationship is the miracle cure for solving all your problems. Or that...
by Karen Strang Allen | Feb 2, 2018 | Becoming an empowered woman
Let’s face it…life ain’t always easy. It sometimes throws us a curve ball like a lost job or a friend who passes away. Obstacles suddenly appear on our path to our goals. We get taken down by the flu. We get a bad case of the winter blues. No one escapes having...
by Karen Strang Allen | Apr 19, 2016 | Becoming an empowered woman
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz (Nobel Prize Winner) My parents used to call me their “question box.” I would drive them crazy, asking questions about everything. If they said...
by Karen Strang Allen | Apr 5, 2016 | Creating healthy relationships
It can be hard to know how to deal with your kids when they’re pushing your buttons. Or what to say to your ex when you disagree about something. Or how to tell a friend you don’t like something she did. You want to speak your truth and have the situation get better....
by Karen Strang Allen | Nov 17, 2015 | Becoming an empowered woman
My siblings used to call me Oscar the Grouch. Not because I really was a grouch. Rather, because I used to have spectacular temper tantrums when I was younger. Which my older sister affectionately dubbed “yoga fits.” My mother would deal with my tantrums by getting...
