How I Find Inspiration In Monarch Butterflies

How I Find Inspiration In Monarch Butterflies by @mconnollyauthor #monarch #butterflies #nature #inspiration

I’ve been thinking about monarch butterflies. Anyone who knows me understands that I am all about inspiration and that I often seek it in the natural world. I am fortunate enough to live near a state park that is rife with lovely old trees, small wildlife, and riffling streams that branch from a main river,…

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Mindfulness And Self-Care For The Overwhelmed

Mindfulness And Self-Care For The Overwhelmed by @MConnollyAuthor #SelfCare #Mindfulness #overwhelmed

We all know how important self-care is to our health and stress levels. We hear the mantra all the time from doctors and well-meaning friends. “In an airplane, you’re told to put on your own oxygen mask before you help others. You need to be strong and settled so you can care fully for those…

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Interview with Author Daniela Petrova

Interview with Author Daniela Petrova, #Interview #Books, #DanielaPetrova

It is my pleasure to present an interview with Daniela Petrova, author of the debut novel, Her Daughter’s Mother, released June 18 by Putnam. Her Daughter’s Mother is a suspense novel about a woman in her late thirties who has it all—an apartment in Manhattan, a great job as an art curator at the Met,…

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Becoming An Author: Reflecting on My Second Act

Becoming An Author: Reflecting on My Second Act #author #career #writing

With the release of my debut novel, Little Lovely Things, I have been a published author for a whopping four months now. Before that, I was a research scientist in the pharmaceutical industry. Yes, my head is spinning! And yes, it took courage and meant “reinventing myself” – a scary phrase if there ever was…

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This Is What To Do When Bad Things Sprout Legs

This Is What To Do When Bad Things Sprout Legs by @MConnollyAuthor #legs #bad #things

I had something crappy happen to me recently. On a scale of bad stuff it falls smack in the middle – not earth-shattering, but certainly earth-rattling. When the news arrived, I immediately: discovered all the ways that the crappy thing was somehow my fault, thereby stoking that ugly voice inside to remind me that I…

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