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Why We Do Things We Shouldn't
Ask yourself why you do what you do. Why do you eat or drink too much or use drugs? Why do you go from one bad relationship to the next?...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read


The Advantages of Adversity
No victim of mistreatment wants to hear that the terrible, unfair trauma they experienced can possibly be the best thing that could have...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
4 min read


Eliminate Strife By Doing These Ten Things
I spent the first forty years of my life in a constant state of turmoil. There was always someone or something that had hurt, offended,...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read


You can fight depression by doing this
Most people who suffer from depression don’t want to be depressed. They don’t choose to be depressed. But they have no idea how to avoid...
RHONDA SCIORTINO
6 min read


Protect your kids from drugs and trafficking by doing this
Kids who have experienced trauma often gravitate toward drugs and other types of self-medication. You would too if you’d been through...
Rhonda Sciortino
5 min read


TRIGGERS
When I was 8 years old, we were homeless. I vividly recall going to the homes of different people around the time you’d expect that...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read


I'm so honored
I can't think of many things that are more heartbreaking than a failed adoption. When a family adopts a child from foster care who has b
Rhonda Sciortino
1 min read


HOW TO ATTRACT AWESOME PEOPLE INTO YOUR LIFE
Awesome people are attracted to other awesome people. So if you want to attract an awesome person, find your awesomeness. Most people...
Rhonda Sciortino
4 min read


DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) FAMILY
Having been involved in the foster care world all my life, I've experienced, and seen many others experience, the, "I have no one"...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read


If I could give you anything, I’d give you these 10 things
I would give you eyes to see yourself as the awesome person you are. I would give you a healthy awareness of your strengths and an...
Rhonda Sciortino
1 min read

Civility, Where Are You?
What happened to the America of my youth? I don’t normally engage in conversation about politics, not because I don’t care, but because...
Rhonda Sciortino
2 min read


You May Say I'm A Dreamer
I am a dreamer, and I’m not the only one. Every great accomplishment was once a dream in the heart of someone who dared to believe that...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read


What's Your Kindness
​​Everyone has their own unique way of showing kindness. There are the obvious things we think of when we think of acts of kindness, like...
Rhonda Sciortino
2 min read

30 Days to Happiness
Everybody wants to be happy. Yet few people know HOW to achieve this illusive goal. We think we will be happy if we get the right job,...
Rhonda Sciortino
3 min read
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