by Karen Strang Allen | May 7, 2026 | Becoming an empowered woman, Living your best life
“The body begins speaking loudly when the soul has been ignored for too long.” —Karen Strang Allen For many women, menopause arrives like a hurricane. One day, your body suddenly starts changing.Grey hairs and wrinkles appear.Your energy drops.Your emotions feel like...
by Karen Strang Allen | Apr 10, 2026 | Becoming an empowered woman, Creating healthy relationships
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” — Nora Ephron I’ve been thinking about something for several weeks now. And maybe you have been too. The Epstein files. The names. The silence that protected powerful men for decades — while...
by Karen Strang Allen | Mar 5, 2026 | Becoming an empowered woman, Creating healthy relationships
“We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” — Malala Yousafzai Our world is not a safe place for all…and we can no longer pretend it is. It is in the darkest moments of history where we have a choice: to repeat it, or to change it. I don’t know about you, but...
by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 29, 2025 | Recovering from loss & heartbreak
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” — Queen Elizabeth II There’s a certain kind of silence after a breakup or divorce. It’s not the peaceful kind you find on a forest walk, or the gentle quiet of early morning before the world wakes up. It’s heavier than...
by Karen Strang Allen | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings.” — Hodding Carter I wasn’t prepared for the sadness I felt as I watched other people’s kids walk to school this week. (My home is walking distance to the nearby...