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Voice. It’s our unique expression in the world.
Our way of making a difference.

My blog serves two purposes. First, it’s a way for me provide tips and insights to help people connect with their own voice. You’ll find blogs here about overcoming writer’s block, resume writing, journaling, and more.

Second, it’s a way for me to express my voice. So you’ll also find blogs here about feminism, spirituality, body positivity, and more.

Whether you are here for the soulful yet practical writing tips, the conversation on issues that help shape our world, or both, I welcome you, and your comments! 
By Marissa Polselli 08 Sep, 2018
The day I didn’t want to arrive is here. A year ago, my family and I walked into my Dad’s ICU room at Jefferson hospital, and Missy, the nurse who had been so compassionately caring for Dad, said to him, “Tony, can you tell your family what you told me this morning?” She removed his... The post Making peace with grief appeared first on Marissa Polselli.
By Marissa Polselli 02 May, 2018
It’s been a long time coming. Just when we thought we couldn’t take one more Nor’easter, power outage, and frenzied trip to the store to fight off fellow humans for the last gallon of milk on the shelves, Mother Nature relented, and has given us instead the purple of a hyacinth and the bright freshness... The post 3 ways spring can make you a better writer appeared first on Marissa Polselli.
By Marissa Polselli 10 Aug, 2017
Whatever you’re writing today, if you find yourself facing writer's block, take five minutes to stop thinking. The post Breaking through writer’s block: it’s not all in your head appeared first on Marissa Polselli.
By Marissa Polselli 01 Mar, 2017
What’s a Catholic with “New Age tendencies” to do on Ash Wednesday? This was the question I faced today at 7am, as I sat in the parking lot of St. Isidore’s. I had gotten the Mass schedule wrong, and so had half an hour to contemplate the day, and how someone like me—a person who... The post There’s more to Ash Wednesday than meets the forehead appeared first on Marissa Polselli.
By Marissa Polselli 09 Oct, 2016
It all started with a meme. Popular on Facebook the past few days, the meme asks, “If American women are so outraged by Trump’s use of naughty words, then who in the hell bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Grey?” The post Why 50 Shades of Grey doesn’t make Trump’s comments OK appeared first on Marissa Polselli.
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