I am a proud survivor of cancer, addiction, abuse, and the grip of my mother. — Hi Medium friends!! I’m Michele. Yes, I am sober, plant-based, and addicted to yoga. I need my namaste every day or I feel like a sloth. So here goes… I was born into a chaotic, abusive, alcoholic home. …

I didn’t know I was in for a week of wellness — If you didn’t read my story, I cheated a couple of times on my veganism. I ate some cheese here and there while out at different dinners and events. I Cheated and I Paid for It I have a confession to makesoberveganyogi.medium.com Each time, the cheese didn’t send my stomach in a spiral like I thought it did in the past. So, I…

Denial is a powerful thing to someone naive and invincible —

Weekly round-up of amazing travel stories — Hey Globetrotters! We had a lot of great submissions this week! I wanted to share Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages’s story about upping your travel writing game and what we are looking for going forward. …

Do these pimples at least make me look like a teenager? — I couldn’t find a picture of a middle-aged woman with acne. I guess that’s not a popular stock photo and I sure as hell am not using a photo of myself right now. Big, raised pimples right in my wrinkle lines laugh at me when I look in the mirror. …

Spent the day scouring a local area in search of a missing friend — My brother called last weekend and informed me that one of his best friends had gone missing. My brother lives in Reno and his friend recently moved in with his mom relatively close to my house here in Southern California. My brother felt the pull to come down here and…

I don’t want to disturb the wildlife — Yesterday I was browsing new cameras. Over the years, I’ve had a few DSLR cameras. I’ve upgraded a few times but never thought about looking into other cameras. But, when we were in Costa Rica and our guide was using and raving about his Nikon mirrorless, I became instantly intrigued…

Blue Zones in different areas of the world that have the highest number of centenarians — a fascinating documentary that dives deep — Most of us don’t want to think about dying. But, we all know that it is coming, we just don’t know when. What we often think about is, “What is the secret sauce to longevity?” We all would like that fountain of youth. I don’t know about you but my…

Wendy the wiener dog changed our lives for the better — My brother and sister-in-law called. They wanted to buy my husband a dog for his birthday. At the time, we hung out with them all the time and they had two dogs. So, we should have two dogs. Our rescue Bubba needed a friend. I said yes to their surprise…