“If you want to be a writer, you just have to write. If you want to be an artist, you just have to make art. If you want to be a singer, sing. We can find our passions and we can do what we want to do.” - JoAnna Baanana
“Working on yourself is badass.” - Dr. Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt
"When you make a decision to change your thought process, your belief process, the people around you have two choices: they can either change also or they can accept that they're going to move further away from you." - Leslie Davis
"Having stories like this supports others to not be afraid of being controlled by other things in their life." - Gina Lobito
“I took responsibility for what I determined was broken.” – Dr. Markus Wettstein
“Don’t try to be so busy, it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be.” - Marjorie Turner Hollman
“Listen and be open to what’s around you because there is always a reason.” - Lynn McLaughlin
Sometimes when things slow down or come to a screeching halt, it’s time to go within.
“Even if you’re not a writer, write your life story because you’ll learn so much.” – Debra Holz
“Having a fantastic relationship is a learnable skill.” – Dr. Alexandra Stockwell
“Laughing is the biggest energy boost that you can give yourself.” - Romana Hasenöhrl
“I became living proof that the past does not equal the future. You can change things.” - Dr. Stephan Neff
“If you don’t have a clear intention, nothing is going to change.” - Danielle Matthews
“Every time you say should, you shame yourself.” - Nicole Kerr
“Grief is a process, but it is not permanent.” - Portia Booker
“If you have a secret your whole life and you’ve been threatened to never share it, it’s almost like you lose your voice and in that, you lose yourself.” – Cindy Benezra
“We all have helping superpowers.” – Kim Hamer
“Every little bit of improvement will make a difference.” - Emily Gold Mears
“Stand up tall, smile, and listen.” - Dr. Donna Chacko
“The mind is a powerful tool and too many of us are not enough attention to it.” - Dr. Gregory Scott Brown
“You cannot fix what you don’t measure.” - Zach Westerbeck
“Autonomy is one of the underappreciated aspects of well-being.” – Leanne Spencer
“If the bugs don’t want to eat it, I definitely don’t want to eat it.” - Dr. Rachelle Simpson Sweet
“Restaurants are not in business to make you healthy; restaurants are in business to have you come back again and spend more with them.” - Lynne Bowman