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The Voice in Your Head Is Not Your Friend and How I Silenced My Inner Critic After 50 Years
By: Jack Duin There is a voice that lives inside your head. It speaks to you in your own voice, so you believe it is telling you the truth. It whispers that you are not good enough. It tells you that you do not belong. It points out every mistake

Robert L. Hays Explores the Origins of Humanity and the Questions That Could Shape Its Future
By: Robert L. Hays Through his writing on human nature, civilization, social development, and the evolution of society, Robert L. Hays is developing a body of work that asks readers to look at humanity from a much longer perspective. What if understanding the future requires us to understand the distant

Karen S. Bell’s Literary Journey from Brooklyn to the Boundaries of Imagination
The Brooklyn-born author has built a body of fiction shaped by women’s lives, personal loss, social concern, and a lasting curiosity about what may exist beyond ordinary experience. Karen S. Bell’s life as a writer began with the image of a solitary light bulb hanging from a ceiling by a

Beyond Success: Dr. Caprice Smith’s Mission to Create Leaders Who Leave Their Mark
By: Shawn Mars Success is often measured by titles, awards, or milestones. Dr. Caprice Smith measures it differently. For her, success is reflected in the student who discovers a calling, the woman who launches a business she never thought possible, the leader who gains the confidence to take the next

Julia Corotan Is Turning Personal Stories Into a Global Space for Human Connection
Through Amica Mea, the award-winning content creator is demonstrating how vulnerability, cultural understanding, and authentic storytelling can help people feel less alone. Long before Julia Corotan began building a public platform, she was writing privately. Letters became a place where she could express the emotions she struggled to articulate aloud.

From Special Forces to Award-Winning Author: Gregory T. Glading’s Extraordinary Journey
Some authors rely on imagination to create unforgettable stories. Others draw from lives so extraordinary that every chapter offers new inspiration. Gregory T. Glading belongs firmly in the second category. A former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier, Iraq War veteran, professional wrestler, corrections sergeant, world traveler, and award-winning novelist, Glading

A Scholar’s Long View Across the Career of Ilsa S. Lottes
Ilsa S. Lottes has spent nearly six decades circling a single, deceptively difficult question. How do you measure something as contested, and as easy to invoke and hard to define, as a right? It is a question she has asked as a mathematician, a statistician, a sexologist, and, most recently,

The Encore That Almost Never Happened
Jesús Florido survived a terminal brain tumor, endured years away from the stage, and returned with a renewed conviction that music is not merely performance. It is proof of resilience. There is a particular silence that musicians know well. It arrives just before the first note, when anticipation hangs heavier

Beyond Diagnosis, How Sundas Hashmi and Sadaf Chaudhry Are Changing the Conversation on Brain Tumors
By: Beena Yusuf, SHE Magazine USA Some connections are built through career, friendship, or shared passions. Others are forged through unimaginable loss. For Sundas Hashmi and Sadaf Chaudhry, that connection is glioblastoma (Grade 4), one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of brain cancer. Though their stories unfolded years

Philanthropist Ann Lesley Smith, Her Purebred Arabian Horse, and the Legacy of Famous Arabian Horses in America
By: Amanda Reseburg Some people find new purpose within a new career, a new hobby, or a new love. Philanthropist Ann Lesley Smith has found renewed purpose in the most unlikely of places: her connection to a horse named Amir Fadjur Salaam. Amir, a prized Arabian stallion, is one of

Philanthropist Ann Lesley Smith, Her Purebred Arabian Horse, and the Legacy of Famous Arabian Horses in America
By: Amanda Reseburg Some people find new purpose within a new career, a new hobby, or a new love. Philanthropist Ann Lesley Smith has found renewed purpose in the most unlikely of places: her connection to a horse named Amir Fadjur Salaam. Amir, a prized Arabian stallion, is one of

Join Dr. James C. Glassford on His Journey Back to the Wild
The forests of Vancouver Island are famous for a reason. Along with its breathtaking beauty and serene nature, you will find a sort of stillness. As you step into this terrain, the green fields and wildlife demand that you slow down, notice the tilt of a jackpine trunk, and listen

Sonic Storytelling: Composer and Sound Designer Santiago Aramburu on Film, Philanthropy, and the Power of Audio
By Jay KT In the world of multimedia storytelling, what you hear is often just as crucial as what you see. For Mexican-born, New York City-based composer and sound designer Santiago Aramburu, audio is not just a technical requirement; it is the emotional architecture of a project. A graduate of

The Test Pilot Who Wrote the Future of Space Exploration
There is a problem in modern aviation fiction. The cockpits look real. The uniforms shine. But the pilots talk like action heroes, not professionals. The procedures are nonsense. The emergencies are Hollywood magic. And space travel? Most authors skip the engineering entirely. They give you warp drives and artificial gravity.

Dr. DeAnna Lynn Nix Brings Her Leadership and Faith-Based Message to a National Stage
A combat medic turned federal senior leader turned evangelist, the founder of N.A.M.E., Not At My Expenseâ„¢, has built a career out of refusing to be defined by what nearly destroyed her. There is a particular kind of authority that cannot be taught in a classroom or bought with a

Who Is the Sexiest Man in New York City? Meet Harlan Rappaport 2026
By: Hire Overseas Newsroom July 2, 2026 · 3 min read (4 if you’re not Harlan; he’d have finished by now) He runs a marathon before your alarm goes off, swims with sharks recreationally, and has personally destroyed the credibility of every brownie box in America. We investigated. It checks

The Art of Reinvention: Diana Elizabeth Martinovich’s Journey Across Opera, Writing, and Jazz
Many professional careers follow a predictable, straight path from beginning to end. Creative journeys, however, often resemble music because they move through distinct movements, unexpected key changes, and quiet pauses before a major crescendo. You can see this exact artistic fluidity in how some creators refuse to stay in one

The Shape of Memory and As America Turns 250, What Do We Choose to Remember?
As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, conversations about history are taking place across the country. Museums are revisiting the nation’s founding story. Communities are reflecting on their contributions to the American experience. Institutions are asking how history should be remembered by future generations. Yet beyond official

Dr. Vardan Khachatrian and a New Philosophy of Plastic Surgery
The Dubai-based surgeon on the perfection you cannot see, and on building beauty that lasts. Why Invisible Results Define Modern Aesthetics The era of conspicuous change is fading. In its place is an approach to aesthetics centered on results that are felt more than seen, and one Dubai surgeon has

From Neurology to Narrative: Mark Van Houten Turns Life’s Struggles into Fiction That Feels Strikingly Real
In Circles and Other Such Conundrums, retired neurologist, researcher, composer, and author Mark Van Houten explores the hidden strengths and weaknesses that shape ordinary people under extraordinary pressure. A Storyteller Shaped by a Life in Medicine For Mark Van Houten, storytelling did not begin at a writing desk. It began

A Journal, a Friendship, and a Dream That Took Decades to Realize
How two friends from Bolivia created something unexpected after nearly 50 years. Some friendships are measured in years. Others are measured in moments that change everything. For Dale Orr and Brian Martin, their friendship has been both. It has lasted 48 years. It has survived continents, careers, marriages, and distances

Dr. Mattie Nottage: Empowering Global Audiences Through Faith, Leadership, and Personal Transformation
By: Natalie Johnson Leadership is often defined by influence and visibility. Dr. Mattie Nottage has built her impact around something deeper, and that is transformation. As a Christian ministry leader, author, leadership strategist, and international transformational speaker, Dr. Nottage has dedicated decades to guiding individuals toward spiritual growth, emotional resilience,

Why Katherine Wilks Is Writing for an Emotionally Exhausted Age
At some point in the last decade, the language of survival quietly replaced the language of living. Therapists began speaking in the vocabulary of nervous systems and attachment wounds. Social media changed terms like trauma response, gaslighting, and emotional regulation into everyday shorthand. Entire generations learned to narrate their inner







