Author: Maggie Hernandez-Knight

It’s back to basics—boosting dopamine with simple, intentional routines, grounding yourself in small daily wins that rewire your brain for joy, focus, and a better mood. Of course, easier said than done. If you jump in at full force, attempting to make sweeping changes in your life, the overwhelm may prevent you from making any… Read more

Being defiantly happy means choosing joy with intention—immersing yourself in what fuels your spirit, ignites your passion, and brings you peace, even when life tries to pull you down. Let’s face it: we live in a fast world with incredible, unbelievable demands that, unless you are very conscious about them, will take over your life.… Read more

The Crash and Burn At the start of 2024, I found myself in yet another crash and burn—stuck in the darkness of inactivity and isolation. It was a familiar cycle, one that had plagued me for years. I had a tendency to hyperfocus and overwork myself, pushing through projects at lightning speed but paying the… Read more

A Misunderstood Mother On this Mother’s Day, I find myself reflecting on my relationship with my mother and how beautifully it has developed over the years. But it wasn’t always this way. For much of my life, I struggled to understand her. Over the course of more than 30 years, I blamed my mother for… Read more

Happy Independence! The Power of Independence There’s nothing like the word Independence to get me thinking about the things that need to be unloaded and how heavily they can weigh us down. Independence is a powerful word—a declaration of freedom, autonomy, and self-empowerment. It reminds us of the chains we may carry, some visible and others invisible,… Read more