by Meredith Walters | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, Career Change, Common Challenges, Fear
A lot of people claim they can’t follow their dreams. They have a mortgage, kids, a work history they say prevents them from pursuing jobs they might actually like. Others swear that if you let your passion lead, success will follow. That where there’s a will, there’s...
by Meredith Walters | Mar 3, 2021 | Nature Connection, Uncategorized
I don’t normally struggle with writer’s block, but a few weeks ago, my efforts to edit my novel hit a can’t-see-the-end-of-it, can’t-see-the-top-of-it stone wall. Words got harder and harder to find, like a river that shrank to a stream that shrank to a trickle,...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, Career Change
I don’t normally publish guest posts on my blog, but Tamari Lewin recently reached out with the idea to offer a list of businesses that fit different personality types. I thought a lot of people might find it helpful. While I don’t believe tests or types can tell you...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Fear, Nature Connection, Purpose
Depression is on the rise. Rates were increasing in the US long before the pandemic, and after COVID hit, they tripled, with one study reporting that 27.8% of adults experienced symptoms in 2020. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety for almost 30 years, and the...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Fear
People, norms, and longstanding systems are cracking open and breaking down right now, one after another. Most recently, the brutal murders of multiple black men and women have underscored the fact that racism is alive and well and continuing to cause immeasurable...