by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro I have been thinking a lot lately about the idea of overall health and well being. …

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro I know I am not the only one who feels like I am in a perpetual state of tiredness. I don’t know if it is parenthood, middle age, or just poor sleeping habits. Probably a combination of all of those things and more. Despite my level of…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro The world is your oyster. Have you ever hear that phrase? It is one that I have carried with me for many, many years. There once was a very influential man in my life…when I was in my mid-twenties. I was going through a divorce. I was…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro Coming into the new year, my new favorite soapbox issue is topless freedoms for women. I am jumping on the #FreeTheNipples train a decade after it left the station but definitely not too late to support gender equality and women’s rights to be topless in the same…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro I grew up with a very tumultuous relationship with religion. When I was very young, I was forced to attend my mother’s Lutheran church with her every Sunday. …

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro Oftentimes, we get stuck in our comfort zones. It’s a natural occurrence and it’s completely understandable to want to stay within the confines of what makes you comfortable. Because, well, it’s comfortable. And who wants to feel uncomfortable? But I have learned that nothing great comes out…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro I spent the first 40 years of my life being a “yes” girl. Craving to be popular, to be liked, to become the friend my friends could rely on. Always. To the point that I exhausted myself. Overwhelmed myself. Literally made myself crazy. But I had only…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro Twenty-one years ago, I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder after a lifetime of struggling within the darkness of my own mind. It has been a disturbing history but one that I survived. Through countless hours of therapy, endless cocktails of psychotropic medications, measureless pools of tears, and…

by Michelle Montoro — by Michelle Montoro A few years ago, a friend of mine sent me this article, 11 Secrets of Irresistible People, with the message, “This reminds me of you…” So, of course, I was intrigued. Wondering what in the world these 11 secrets were, I clicked the link and read on… …