This week's Her Story Spotlight with Brigid Morrissey, co-owner of The Root in downtown New Albany, IN is such a fun one because it gets the creative juices flowing for what's possible when creating a business and that we really can build anything we want.

I have always loved creativity and communication, and I've always loved marketing and advertising. I'm a complete sucker for a good marketing campaign and secretly I always wanted to be involved in something like that. However, I ended up on a different path and was in academia for 8.5 years. After I got my PhD (and for a good while during the journey!), I knew that academic life and all that it entailed (and didn't entail) was not for me.

Have you ever dreamed of doing something completely different than what you’re doing now? But then always stop yourself, thinking it doesn’t make sense because you’ve already put so much time into this other thing you’ve been doing and it’s just too late in the game for you to completely start over? If that resonates with you in the slightest, you’re going to be excited to read this interview with Aerine Mountain. She recently made some big changes, leaving behind a 5 year career as a salon owner to pursue her passion of holistic health and open a wellness center with her husband.

I got to sit down with podcast host, speakers, authors and sales trainer Bill Caskey where he shares his personal experience building a personal brand and how to get over some of the fears that hold us back from getting "out there" [VIDEO].

If I give into the fear, I will not grow. Riding out the fear to get to the freedom on the other side is my goal now. Every time I have a setback (or, as I like to think of them, a plot twist), I know I am one step closer to the freedom. Because having a setback is proof that I'm trying.

Find out WHY you need to be using hashtags and HOW to use them to grow your business with the right customers with Instagram Expert Joanne Bourgault [VIDEO].

Thinking of selling your home?  Upgrading into a bigger house for your growing family or downsizing now that you have an empty nest?  There’s a lot to think about and not a decision you want to take lightly. Check out the checklist below to help make the process less stressful and more successful!

The TV shows all make it look so simple, quick and easy.  Buying a home can be lots of things, quick and easy are usually pretty far down on the list.  More often that not it's exciting, stressful, scary, exhilarating, overwhelming, emotional and much more, all in varying degrees.

 Fall is upon us! No matter what kind of closet space you are working with, you want to fill it with clothing that truly “sparks joy” and makes you feel good when you put those pieces of clothing on every day! So, read below as we give you our FIVE best tips to get your closets fall and winter ready!

If you’ve ever for a moment thought I’ve had it figured out or all together, here are 5 things I’m embarrassed to admit, but want you to know about me in case you can relate to any of them and know you’re not along.

This will forever be my mission, my purpose in life. I will make a cognizant effort to never hold back again, and I will help others feel the magic of really ‘showing up’ and living the life they only dream of.  

That’s what I want to share with you ladies, when you are walking in your path, the one made just for you and your passions, you shine just like these Amy’s.  But you are never going to replicate someone’s success by following their road map.