Health insurance is something most of us don’t think about unless we must. The United States doesn’t have a national health care service, so if you need treatment you need to have an insurance plan or you pay out of pocket. I feel like most of us don’t tend to worry about this until we […]
The InStepp Blog: Our Perspective
Visit the InStepp Blog often to get our perspective on issues and local events. Our bloggers continually scan the internet looking for news, ideas and other information of potential interest to our readers.
National Mentoring Month and the Value of Female Mentorship
Did you know that January is National Mentoring Month? According to MENTOR National, “National Mentoring Month focuses national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us…can work together to increase the number of mentors to help ensure positive outcomes for our young people.” Mentorship is a powerful tool for people […]
Self Care is Productive
Society puts a lot of importance on being productive, making accomplishments, and staying busy. You’re considered lazy if you don’t have high aspirations, you’re a bad employee if you don’t stay to ‘help out’ past your scheduled shift time. Choosing to be a stay at home parent is generally judged, as is opting to not […]