BECOMING: The Awakening

                                                     by rayanne k. irving, 4 min read Unpredictable, reckless, daring, I was as uncontrollable as the horses I was sent to train. Every ounce of self-value I possessed was kept grasped between strained knuckles and a set of reins intertwined with the flowing mane of performance horses. Until at the age of thirty, myContinue reading “BECOMING: The Awakening”

When School Feels Like a Warzone

By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption All month long, we’re talking about adverse childhood experiences and how they later affect us in our adult lives. We call this campaign “Evolve” because as we learn together, we can grow, heal, and eventually thrive.Get involved by joining usContinue reading “When School Feels Like a Warzone”

When Love Makes You Cry

by Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption All month long, we’re talking about adverse childhood experiences and how they later affect us in our adult lives. We call this campaign “Evolve” because as we learn together, we can grow, heal, and eventually thrive. Get involved by joining us onContinue reading “When Love Makes You Cry”

Transition Seasons

By Wendy J Olson, Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption It happens every year: we spring forward, lose an hour, and everyone drags for a good solid week. We complain to one another on the sidelines of our kids’ soccer practice and in doctor’s office waiting rooms. For all that hopefulness we hadContinue reading “Transition Seasons”

Free to Be

By Wendy J Olson, Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption During the month of March, Grit Plus Gumption is hosting an awareness and fundraising campaign called Free To Be. We’re asking people who your healing would allow you to be free to be. And it’s got me thinking…who I am now that I’mContinue reading “Free to Be”