Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the darkness of our world? Social media, politics, the news, cultural divides… It’s all… just a lot sometimes, you know?

Have you ever had a bright idea and not known what to do with it? The inspiration is sometimes the fun and easy part, but when it comes to taking the first steps to making it all happen — that’s where things get tricky.

Kelsey Orton and her husband Jared (President of the Savannah Bananas) were college sweethearts that took a crazy leap of faith when they decided to chase a dream together… You could call it bananas!

Who else feels like the life you live in your twenties has thousands of eyeballs on it? Like for better or for worse, in social media + IRL, there are people watching every move you make? Sometimes even offering up their opinions -- often without being asked.

It’s officially been two years since I sold my first business! Here’s what I’m giving away (for free!) in celebration of this milestone…

Statistically speaking, 80% of our life’s most defining moments happen between our 25th and 35th birthdays, and Stephanie May Wilson is here to chat all about it!

How are you supposed to know if it's 'Best Friends FOREVER' or if it's time to close the door on a friendship? Relationships are a powerful part of all of our Brands of Beautiful…

Have you ever found yourself experiencing outwardly success, but not recognizing the person staring back at you in the mirror? Have you ever been climbing towards the top of a mountain that you’re not even sure was meant for you to begin with?

Why do people prepare for the wedding more than they do the marriage? We have to believe that’s part of why nearly 50% of all marriages end in divorce. Marriage is beautiful. It’s a gift from God. And, it takes work.

If you’ve ever wondered if there is beauty in your brokenness, you are not alone. And if you’ve ever wondered how to find the beauty in your brokenness, you aren’t alone in that, either. 

So you’re nervous about the hundreds of different post-grad paths you can walk down, right? Questions like: Which path do I take? How do I go to the ‘next level’? What if I fail? What if I need to pivot?

You know those ‘this will either make me or break me’ times in our lives? Those situations we live through that change absolutely everything?

As a recent college-grad trying to find her place in the world, I didn’t know a lot about the real-world work force. But one thing I knew for CERTAIN was that the 9-5 office life was not for me.

Sometimes when we feel scared of what’s next, we simply stay put because we don’t know what else to do. If this is you, and you’re trying to make the next, right decision for yourself, Laney Rene’s story is here to give you the encouragement and tangible takeaways that you need.

Change is inevitable. Sometimes we choose it, but sometimes it chooses us! I’m walking through 3 truths to help you navigate a time of transition.

I did it too, by the way. I used to roll my eyes at these types of questions. But there’s something about this new year that has me delighted in the idea… Ironically (or maybe not) when speaking with college women, I speak on what I’ve dubbed as…

And if true, then why do we as entrepreneurs (or creatives or moms or however you identify) think that we’re some kind of exception to the rule? Why do we try to live in a way that God never intended us to?

There was a time when my dad worked in corporate America and my mom stayed home with me and my brother. And then, there was a time when my mom started a business of her own and my dad quit his job to support her by staying home with us kids for a season. Mr. Mom, they called him!

I wanted it all — maxed out and fully-loaded. This retreat had been something I’d dreamt of doing for years! I’d imagine how it would all come together long before I even had a team big enough to host a retreat for… Is that embarrassing?

I want to be clear that our journey hasn’t always been easy. A lot of the big decisions we’ve made and the risks we’ve taken have led us down painfully challenging roads. And I was afraid to take those first steps a lot of the time.