Marisa SwansonYOU DESIGNATE YOUR TITLE: I’ll never forget the day a close friend told me that “some people”…I caught the patronizing tone of my friend’s advice but quickly dismissed it. (At the time she was one of my only friends, in truth.) We…Oct 29, 2016Oct 29, 2016
Marisa SwansonWHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT 1859.Because journalists are comparing adults today to their parents and grandparents. And guess what? Both generations went through a major…Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
Marisa SwansonAT SOME POINT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO UNCONVENTIONALI was just thinking, I’ve been thinking a lot actually, for the last 30 years or so.Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
Marisa SwansonYEAH, BUT WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY?This little trick of manipulation doesn’t just happen between women at tea parties and brunch. Oh no. Celebrities do it. Some politicians…Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
Marisa SwansonKNOW OLD[ER] PEOPLE, TOO.I’d now like to share an impromptu part deux called “Know Old People, Too.”Mar 22, 2016Mar 22, 2016
Marisa SwansonTHE MODERN BEN FRANKLIN.Hm, kay. That’s my Ben intro. Now here’s the body of this post. I’ve just passed on to Ben’s personal list of “virtues” to live by for a…Mar 22, 2016Mar 22, 2016
Marisa SwansonYOU’RE SACRIFICING REGARDLESS.My friend and I were indulging in a mutual bitch session. One in which he related to me he’s met with a lot of narrow-minded thinking and…Mar 22, 2016Mar 22, 2016
Marisa SwansonUNTITLED. I almost didn’t write this because I was worried the people I’m about to paraphrase will…I now invite you to read the following paraphrased quotes said to me over the last couple of years by clients, family members and even one…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016
Marisa SwansonPULL YOUR ANCHOR IN.And this is something I’ve been noticing as a (blissful) side effect of growing into yourself and your adulthood, so much of what was…Mar 21, 2016Mar 21, 2016