Author: taraleigh

I love to interview people who are rocking their lives. This week I interviewed Richele Henry because not only is she my soul sister and unicorn friend, but she is a kick ass coach who guides you to lovin your body right now for all the awesome that it is in this present moment. She…

What the heck is money anyway?  One day someone found gold and decided it was more valuable than the other rocks and stones. Throughout  the history of the world currency has come in many different forms such as shells, cattle, camels, salt, Parmigiano cheese, tea bricks, squirrel pelts, rings, knives, sacks of cereal grains and…

Celia Ward, the author of “A Woman’s Guide to Having It All Life Lessons to Live By” said something in her book that jumped off the page and into my heart. Her words touched me so deeply I actually yelled out, “Hell yes!” which is why I’m sharing her words with you right here, right…

My friend Mike T who has been sober for five years shared with me why having a sponsor in Alcoholics Anonymous was such an important part of his sobriety success. When he first starting going to AA he met with his sponsor, and together they went through the twelve steps. Each week his sponsor checked…

For years my life was a struggle. I was a struggling high school student. I moved on to become a struggling college student. Next I transitioned into a struggling dancer. My next move was to become a struggling “I’m not really sure who I am or what I’m supposed to be doing” person. After that…

Does this tragic scene sound familiar to you? I went to Montreal with my friend to see a show. I’m not allowed to use my phone in Canada so while I was there I didn’t receive texts, I couldn’t check Facebook and I couldn’t check my email. On the way back when we crossed the border…

I would like to announce something very exciting.  My motha Renee is going to edit these blog posts before I unleash them onto the world. My zone of genius isn’t grammar and hers is, so it’s a perfect match. Yesterday when I was on the phone with her, I asked her if she would do…

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day telling her about all the things I used to do like: drinking at least a six pack of Diet Coke everyday sucking down Big Gulp Slurpees on a daily basis driving from fast food restaurant to fast food restaurant getting things from each of their dollar…

A couple of weeks ago in Burlington there was a tragic fire where a couple of my friends lost all of their possessions and the life of their cat. The place they called home burnt to the ground in a matter of hours. When things like that happen in our lives it’s really easy to fall…

There are no coincidences. One thing we don’t have control over is flight statuses and in my experience it has always been a good thing. When I find out a flight is delayed or canceled I say, “Universe. I’m open to whatever magic and miracles you have coming my way. Thank you for this extra…