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Rooted Family Wellness: Building a Home That Actually Lasts

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Woman barefoot on beach steps quiet joy

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

We Never Made It to the Beach: Learning to Hold Happiness

I used to think happiness was bullshit. Not the concept, I believed it existed out there somewhere, for other people. I just didn't think it was something you could actually hold onto. In my early twenties, I disappeared into a relationship like it was a…

By Christina Ciampaglia

Teenage boy backpack mom watching proudly

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

The Mom Who Told Her Son to Get Lost and Why It Worked

“I want to go, but it’s not like we’re friends or anything. What if I hate it? What if I get there and I’m just bored and…alone?” he said. Not loud. Just quiet, like maybe if he didn’t give the words too much power, they might disappear. He stared at the…

By Angela Marotta

Overwhelmed laughing mom at beach resort toddlers

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Is This a Vacation or Just Parenting in a New Location

Or is it just a challenge we give ourselves, to see how far we can go before our nerves give in, our voices sharpen, and we unleash that mom voice, you know, the one so powerful it could terrify even the neighbor into brushing their teeth? Let me say this as…

By HENRIETA HANISKOVA

Mother and daughters laughing in ocean waves

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Togetherness: Family Travel and the Moments That Matter

There’s something about stepping off a plane in the middle of winter and being greeted by warm, salty air that feels like magic. For my husband, my two little girls, and I, this ritual has become more than just an annual vacation, it’s a way of celebrating…

By Teresa Bird

Family laughing during joyful summer activity

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Susan Howson Turns Summer Chaos Into Sacred Connection

When Summer Dreams Meet Reality We've all been there. Pinterest boards filled with perfect family activities, camp registration forms promising "magical experiences," and that nagging feeling that somehow, we're failing at summer before July even arrives. The…

By Joseph Tito

Child with backpack walking to school September

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Back to School Balance: Navigating the Emotional Shift

Back to School, Back to Balance Navigating the Emotional Shift for Parents and Children There's something in the air every August. You can feel it at the end of a summer breeze, the quiet murmur of structure returning. Backpacks start appearing in store…

By Mary Marano

Woman walking barefoot on dewy grass September

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Re-Rooted: A September Return to What Grounds Parents

September always feels like a reset. There’s a quiet shift in the air. The mornings are crisper, the light changes, and suddenly the pace of life picks up again. It's the time of year when backpacks get zipped, alarms are reset, and as parents, we brace…

By Teresa Bird

Exhausted parent sitting on steps mindful

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Parenting Pressure and the Power of Pause: Mary Minute

When the House Won’t Stop Moving, Parenting, Pressure & the Power of Pause Let’s be honest. Parenting is not a vacation. It’s a high-stakes, high-stimulation, no-overtime, no-manual, emotionally loaded, full-body contact sport. And when your kids are home…

By Mary Marano

Family playing backyard lawn games sprinklers

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Summer Fun With No Travel Required for Families at Home

Let’s be honest, summer vacation rings differently when you are an adult responsible for children. The end of June rolls around and you are relieved you don’t have to pack school lunches and be in the daily grind of the school year routine but now what? Two…

By Stefanie Morra

Man looking out window Father’s Day card

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Father's Day Truth: Beyond the Hallmark Card Perfection

The Father's Day cards make it look so damn easy. Cartoon dads with perfectly trimmed beards, grilling burgers while dispensing wisdom and never getting ketchup on their suspiciously clean shirts. Meanwhile, I'm over here with mysterious stains on every item…

By Joseph Tito

Father and child bonding outdoors sunny

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

The Father Factor: Why Dads Matter More Than We Admit

Wait a Mary Minute By Dr. Mary Marano,  DCP, Psychotherapist | Relationship Expert Let’s cut through the noise. Fathers matter. Not in a vague, symbolic, “provider” kind of way, but in a deep, biological, emotional, and psychological way that shapes a…

By Mary Marano

Child in bright light-up sneakers walking

Relationship advice/Family Wellness

Letting Go: A Parenting Lesson in Light-Up Sneakers

Sometimes, we try way too hard to control everything around us, with the best intentions, of course! I’m guilty of it daily. No matter how many self-help podcasts I binge, promising me inner peace and a go-with-the-flow attitude, I somehow end up right back…

By Maryann Perri

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Young Pakistani journalist at laptop confident

Books & Literature/Creative Non-Fiction

The Quiet Rebellion: Building a Media Empire in Pakistan

I built my media company in Pakistan when everyone told me not to. Pakistan’s youth proved them wrong. When I told people I was building my media company in Pakistan, the warnings came fast. Be careful. Why would you do that? Do you have security? My…

By Joseph Tito

Black-and-white Asma Jahangir legal documents

Women/Women in the News

Asma Jahangir: The Woman Who Said No First in Pakistan

Every rebellion needs an origin story. Asma Jahangir is Pakistan’s. At 18, she marched to the Supreme Court to demand her father’s release from military detention. He had been imprisoned for speaking against the government’s actions in East Pakistan, what the…

By Joseph Tito

Memorial candles Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque

Women/Women in the News

The Thirty-Two: When TV Chose Kites Over a Massacre

At 1:38 PM on February 6, 2026, CCTV captured the exact moment a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad. Security guards had stopped him at the entrance. He opened fire. Then he walked into a hall packed with Shia…

By Joseph Tito

Melissa Grelo keynote Aging Powerfully platform

Women in Canada/Canadian Women

Winning Her Way: How Melissa Grelo Redefines Success

THE NOTE WAITING IN HER HOTEL ROOM Melissa Grelo was on the brink of one of the boldest moves of her career - a wellness retreat built on her Aging Powerfully platform, the passion project she’s nurtured alongside running a podcast, parenting an 11-year-old,…

By Joseph Tito

Elvira Caria in broadcast studio quiet power

Spotlight/Changemakers

Elvira Caria: Four Decades of Refusing to Play Nice

After 40 years of fighting for her voice in broadcasting, Elvira Caria lost the only title that ever mattered to her: Matthew's mom There's a street named after Elvira Caria in Vaughan. She didn't pay for it, she'll tell you right away. Awards line her walls,…

By Joseph Tito

Bif Naked smiling boldly in performance outfit

Real talk women/Women Over 40

Bif Naked on Heart Surgery Divorce and Starting at 54

The punk icon who found euphoria on an operating table talks death doulas, divorce gratitude, and why her failing marriage hurt more than cancer By Joseph Tito | Between the Covers | November 2025 Bif Naked is cutting up her dog's food with her hands when I…

By Joseph Tito

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Look, rooted family wellness isn’t something you buy at a boutique. It’s the daily work of making sure your home is a place where everyone actually feels okay. We’re talking about more than just physical health; it’s about the mental and emotional habits that keep a family from drifting apart when life gets busy.