Blog — collaboration

By: Melissa Wert Guest Blogger to Compliment. I remember always hearing about how hard marriage and motherhood is. How difficult it is to put another being ahead of your own wants and needs. How easy it is to lose yourself in roles, that by their very definition, are defined by someone else. How painful it can be to transition from an individual to a unit, and all that comes with that change. And all of that is true. But there is more. There is beautifully more to hardness than difficulty and loss and pain. A few weeks ago, my husband and...

By: Laurel Nakai, writer, and singer-songwriter. Guest Blogger to Compliment. The world is more interconnected than ever before. We have access to information, other cultures and people like never before. This is a wonderful thing, but it’s not always easy to navigate the clashes that this interconnectivity brings. Most of us want to live in a society of peace and understanding, yet we only have to turn on the news or walk out our front door, to see that those ideals are hard to put into practice. Diversity is an important part of a modern day society. When most people talk...

By: Tami Hackbarth, Founder of the 100 Women Project Guest Blogger to Compliment. Self-care is selfish. How many of us have heard that we have put others ahead of ourselves in order to be a good person?   I am here to tell a different story - one where every person in the family gets to have their needs met, where we are only as strong as our weakest member and, as is the Compliment trademark-- we all rise by lifting others ®.   As a 100% Guilt-Free Self-Care Coach and founder of the 100 Women Project. I teach women to drop...

My favorite posts each month are these from our Soul Care Series.  I love meeting new friends and introducing them to old friends, building a community of savvy, giving, loving women doing wonderful things.   This month is no different.  This month, I'm excited to introduce you to Julie Trappen, aka @teacherfashionista.  I have a special place in my heart for my fellow teachers (duh!) and am often inspired by the posts on her social medias.  She has a heart for kids and service and kindness.  You can read our interview, below. Compliment: Tell us about yourself: Julie:  My name is Julie Trappen....