03 May, 2026
5 mins read

When Poetry Becomes Purpose: An Author’s Story of Resilience

R.C. Secrest is a first-time self-published author. Having started writing poems at the age of 12 after being introduced to them by her sixth grade English teacher, she began using it to cope with bullying and a difficult home life. Now in her late twenties, Ms. Secrest enjoys cooking and going to museums & symphonies. […]

17 mins read

The Business of Healing: How Heather Brown Turned Purpose into a Thriving Brand

Heather Brown is the founder and owner of Body by Design, a trusted holistic wellness spa with a 17-year legacy in Ross Township and a newly opened location in McCandless, Pennsylvania. A proud Black woman entrepreneur and dedicated wellness advocate, Heather has built more than a business—she has cultivated a healing sanctuary centered on pain […]

12 mins read

How Travel Became Her Passport to Healing, Power & Self-Discovery: Meet Heidi Brown

Heidi Brown is a woman of reinvention. At 55, she has lived multiple lives: first as a lawyer, then a law professor, later a public speaker and the author of three well-being books for law students and lawyers. Now, she steps boldly into her fourth evolution as a debut travel memoirist, releasing her first memoir, […]

4 mins read

Confidence in Christ: Walking Boldly in Faith

Let’s talk about the word, “confidence.” Webster’s dictionary defines the word, confidence as “the quality or state of being certain.” Another definition is “a firm belief.” In either case, confidence is a very powerful word & is multiplied far beyond measure, when we allow it to arise in us. Some may call confidence that ugly […]

10 mins read

Reinvention at Its Finest: The Woman Behind Wright Place TV and a Crowdfunding Empire

When most people see the “D.C.” after her name, they assume it stands for “District of Columbia.” Few realize it represents a chapter of Dr. Letitia Wright’s life that began long before television studios and national recognition, her work as a Doctor of Chiropractic Care. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Wright opened her practice […]