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Are you in control of your life? How is that impacting your mental health?
Ever Given, the cargo ship that has been been blocking the Suez Canal, is a perfect metaphor for the traps some people find themselves...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
Two Important Questions to ask yourself for self-growth and resilience
You were born to grow, and learn, and improve the world around you by using your unique combination of skills, talents, intelligence, perspe
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read
We all face trauma, adversity and other stresses. Here’s a roadmap for adapting to life-changes.
Have you ever felt like a loser? Come on, be honest. If you've ever been dumped by a boyfriend, ghosted by a so-called friend, or fired...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
New day -- Do You Know What To Do With It?
There are lots of things you can do, but ONE THING you are supposed to do. What is it? To find and live your purpose. That’s really our...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read
What Defunding The Police Could Mean For Social Workers
There are people who haven’t yet spoken up about defunding the police. We’ve heard from politicians, athletes, and celebrities, but what...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
5 min read
The Most Significant Gifts
Before we start stressing about Christmas gifts, I want to suggest that we all take a breath and think about the most significant gifts.
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read
Your existence during this time matters: finding your place in this world
It’s no accident that you’re alive at this time in history. YOU MATTER. You were born for this specific time. You have something that the wo
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Our Clothing Indicates Our Dignity
She stood on the corner waiting for the light to turn green. She was waiving and blowing kisses to cars that were driving by. One man drivin
RHONDA SCIORTINO
5 min read
Are you a bridge or a dam?
With so much division and hatred of “the other side” in our world, let’s take a moment to recognize and celebrate the bridges. Bridges...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
Children Do Better In Christian Child Welfare
Many people have fond memories of days gone by, better days. Days of neighbors chatting over the fence while watering lawns, of the whole...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
8 min read
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Seven Things I Never Said [but was criticized for]. Has This Ever Happened To You?
When you become an author, there are people who have NOT read your books who decide that they don’t like what [they think] you’ve...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Here's some good news for children and families!
On June 24, 2020, President Trump Signed The Executive Order Strengthening The Child Welfare System For America's Children. I worked with...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
Open Letter To Everyone On Social Media
This week I saw two different relationships totally fractured over social media posts. The
people involved in these heated public exchanges
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Life Is Not a Competition--Or Is It?
Life is not a zero-sum game. In other words, if you get something, it doesn’t mean there’s less good stuff in the world left for me. But...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Are You Sick And Tired Of Being Sick And Tired?
That’s data. That’s a big tip-off that you’re ready for change. The first step to changing your circumstances is to divide your life up...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
YOU
There is no one else on Earth exactly like you. There are others who share some of your skill sets or who have come from the same DNA...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Your ability to communicate your perspective will determine the quality of your life
You think differently than others do. You see things others don’t see. You draw different conclusions from the same things that others...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read
If You Want To Live Love Survive And Thrive Do This
Isn’t that what we all really want— to live life to the fullest, to love and be loved, to survive hard times, and to thrive using the...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
Who do you listen to?
Where do we go when we have problems? Right to our friends, Mom, our favorite Aunt, co-workers, and neighbors. We tell what’s happened...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read
Succeed--Start By Taking Inventory
In a world that values the name brands of the shoes we wear, the type of handbag we carry, and the cars we drive, it’s easy to fall into...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
2 min read
These 7 steps will help you create success
You are 20 minutes and 53 seconds away from knowing my secret.
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
7 things to do to survive tough times
The best possible things we can do to survive the current Covid-19 Corona virus pandemic, and every other tough time we'll ever go...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
It’s not “you do you.” It’s “you be you.”
As the world deals with the pandemic, many people are suffering from loss of their sense of purpose that went the way of their job or...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
3 min read
The Good That Can Come From Grief
I used to wonder who had the twisted sense of humor to call the day of Jesus’ crucifixion, “good.” Yet the Friday before Easter is...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
9 min read
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