Michelle Brown#metoo — A letter to my niecesDear Hannah, Autumn, Becca, Leah, Maya, Abby, Audrey, Emily, Zoe, Angelkay, Sophia, Lucy, Ava, Jane, and Kaileigh,Oct 21, 2017Oct 21, 2017
Michelle BrownAbove All, Be KindToday’s story feels too personal to wax philosophical about so I’m just going to dive in. I hope you don’t mind.Aug 8, 2017Aug 8, 2017
Michelle BrowninPeople StoriesHow a period disaster led to a twenty-year friendshipWhen I was 12 years old I moved from Portland, Maine to Sacramento, California — a trip of over 3,000 miles and lightyears away from…Jul 28, 2017Jul 28, 2017
Michelle BrowninPeople Stories“I’ll just come sleep on your sofa.”Imagine you’re 9 months pregnant (a bit of a stretch if you’re a man, but give it a try), you’ve got two kids, been in labor for a day or…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Michelle BrownAn (Unconventional) Generous GiftSometimes history repeats itself, but not always in the way we think. It’s easy to look back at events in our lives and connect the dots…Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Michelle BrownMaking a Good MessIt all started the first week of my job as an afterschool Program Leader job. I had just been hired to teach a small group of girls in…Jul 12, 2017Jul 12, 2017
Michelle BrowninPeople StoriesFree HugsShe stood in the middle of the college quad with a sign that said, “Free Hugs.” I’d heard of the Free Hug Campaign and Juan Mann’s simple…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Michelle BrownBuilding Trust: Getting to the good stuff takes workI started watching Brene Brown’s “Anatomy of Trust” talk a few days ago and it got me thinking. Let me start with the fact that I am an…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Michelle BrownGrief and Unexpected LossToday is the day scheduled for our weekly Help article, ironically enough, I could use someone to talk to that has lost a friend…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Michelle BrownFree HugsShe stood in the middle of the college quad with a sign that said, “Free Hugs.” I’d heard of the Free Hug Campaign and Juan Mann’s simple…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017