This article is guest-written by Lillian Peng, Avon High School junior and intern with The Storytelling Strategist for the winter/spring 2022-2023 semester. As I stare at this blank white sheet, I briefly contemplate shutting the computer and returning...
We all have those moments of insecurity when we feel we’re not ready or capable. We think others can see through our degree, our experience, our many talents, and determine that we’re simply fooling everyone and ourselves that we belong. We’re out of our league! We’re...
Say you buy a bunch of avocados. You bring them home so you can make guacamole. But they’re too hard to cut into. Not yet ripe. And you have to wait. You leave them for a bit. Maybe you put them in a paper bag to hasten the process (who does this and does it actually...
It’s 5 pm and Anne Doepner is leaving work to get home to her two children, ages 7 and 5. She makes no excuses for this. “I firmly believe that if we don’t have something bucking against the culture, you’ll never get women into these roles,” she...
Libby Wamser has always had a way with words. It was Christmastime when she was 12 or 13 that she discovered the impact her words could have. As one of 9 children, Libby always found the day chaotic with everyone opening presents at one time. She had given her father,...
I’m lying on a yoga mat, attempting to extend my right knee across my left leg while simultaneously keeping my right shoulder planted on the floor. Breathing through this twist will apparently relieve stress, improve circulation and free my mind of unwanted...
