Carrie Saum

As a woman, it feels damn near impossible to be heard sometimes. But we are working hard at this life thing, and we deserve to be taken seriously. Here are five tips to get closer to that goal.

Summer is winding down.

Last year, Ashton Kutcher tweeted about the Teal Pumpkin Project for Halloween. The food allergy community lost its damn mind in the best way.

This week is full of high emotions.

Apparently, there's a thing happening in Houston this weekend. A sportsball game of some sort and people are super excited about it.

Something powerful shifted for me when I turned 30. I decided to stop caring about my weight as a means to measure my success, beauty and worth as a woman. I gave myself permission to care for my body, and to care for the woman inside that body first.

In the spirit of melted chocolate and simple, decadent expressions of love, I made a little treat for my friends.

Almond butter blondies are an easy and delicious (and easy) breakfast treat.

The only people who paid the price for Aaron's death were his family and friends. This must stop. Police should never be above the law they have sworn to uphold. There can be no more hiding, conspiring, obstructing, or delaying swift justice for officers who do not act according to their training...

I said it. The thing moms are never ever supposed to say. I NEED MORE.