Find a Spot and Make It Your Own
Most of us have a place that feels different from all the others. It might be the corner booth at a neighborhood diner, a favorite bench overlooking a lake, a local coffee shop, or a park where morning walks have become part of our routine. To anyone else, it’s just another location. To us, it’s […]
No One Ages Out: The Treetop ABA Serves Utah County Kids from ages 2 to 18
Ask any Utah County parent who has been in the autism world for a few years and they will tell you about “the cliff.” Services are relatively plentiful when a child is three. There are early intervention programs, preschool supports, and providers eager to help. Then the child turns seven, or 10, or 13, and […]
Learning to Separate Feedback from Self-Worth
The quote, often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” is one of those ideas that sounds simple at first but becomes more complex the longer you think about it. On the surface, it suggests that our self-worth belongs to us and that other people’s opinions only have […]
Local Public Speaker Wins International Speech Contest
William M. Boardman, a member of Toastmasters International since January 2014, earned first place in the District 15 Division C International Speech Contest held April 18 in Draper. His speech, “Help,” which focused on raising awareness and encouraging meaningful assistance to others earned him the top spot as well as an advancement to the District […]
Adopted by an Officer. Becoming an Officer. A Journey to Lift Others.
Life was never meant to be easy. The older I get, the more I understand that. The uphill climb is not the punishment; it is the path. I did not choose to sleep in a homeless shelter. I did not choose foster care. I did not choose the instability or the pain I was born […]
The Day You Stood Up to Your Bully
Can you imagine watching someone bully your best friend, your child, or someone you deeply love—and just sitting there in silence, doing nothing? Most of us would never allow that. We’d step in. We’d defend them. We’d protect them without hesitation. But here’s the hard truth: Most of us allow this to happen every single […]
