In true life fashion, the more we tried to be “something” for everyone, the less we connected authentically.   The more we tried to do...

The most common response I got when I told friends and co-workers that I was going on a 5-day silent meditation retreat was: That's intense!

I never thought as myself as a person who would enjoy a cruise, but we just finished our 2nd post-Christmas Caribbean cruise and it was...

Everything was fine. I just needed to wait 20 years to retire to start enjoying my life. I could tell you the exact date that I was going...

No matter how much I love doing yoga, meditation, and self care, I eventually end up slipping back into what I call “productive...

“...and a mug for tea,” the description read. It randomly caught my attention as I was looking up activities for my kids in our city’s...

It starts as a far off cry until I realize it’s coming from deep within. It whispers, but I hear it clearly: “Viva La Resistance!” It...

For all of my adult life, I’ve lived in a culture of “fake it till you make it” as a professional woman working her way up the status...

“You can’t think your way out of it using the same thinking that got yourself into it.” -Patrick Kennedy, Mental Health Advocate “Go on a...

It was a convenient excuse to have moved away from home, visiting only at times that never coincided with our reunions. I’d tell my...

I’m trying to calm myself down as I stare at my husband tossing snacks into a ziplock bag while making the kids’ lunches before heading...

For most of my life, I thought I knew what I wanted. I accomplished what I set my mind to and I was happy, I was loved, I was grateful. I...

I wish I didn’t care about looks as much as I do. But the truth is, I do. If someone is attractive, lives in a nice home, and drives a...

I’ve never told anyone this, but when I was in high school, I stopped by the drugstore on my way home and purchased diet pills. I tried...

This past weekend, we embarked on an adventure that took us out of our comfort zones (one sister more than the other). In celebration of...

We created ming+ming for ourselves. It was birthed out of desperation, confusion and feeling lost… and here’s our story. Ming-Cee’s...

We were so excited to see the response to our backyard interview last week! Thank you for all the notes, comments, and questions! Get...

If you’ve been following along this month, we’ve covered ego and identity and we thought what better way to get to know us than a...

Ming-Wai Merschat, Director of Finance Ever since I decided to get my Masters in Accountancy, this was the title I was chasing. This was...

“I just have a fiery personality, I’ve always been like that. It’s just who I am so I can’t change.” That’s what I thought was true...