Adrienne MacIain
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Hi there! I'm Adrienne, and I'm here to help you live out loud. Your fairy godmutha You're here because you have a uniquely valuable contribution to make.
Adrienne MacIain
4y ago
Starting a podcast is easier than you think. Follow these six steps and get casting ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
4y ago
Gods bless essay exams. If not for them, I’m fairly certain I would never have passed a single test. And I certainly wouldn’t have gotten into college, seeing as the following essay was the only reason a guidance counselor decided my otherwise unimpressive application was worth a second glance. Okay, I don’t actually have a ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
4y ago
A friend of mine recently sent me this article about a “test” Elon Musk supposedly gave his assistant of twelve years, Mary Beth Brown, when she asked him for a significant raise. According to Musk’s biographer, Ashlee Vance, Musk’s response to Brown’s request was to tell her to take two weeks off, during which time ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
4y ago
Some days feel like they were specifically designed to kill your buzz. Yesterday, for example. I was riding high on a wave of serendipity after making one of those connections that is both professionally relevant and personally significant to such a degree that divine intervention seems the only reasonable explanation. There we were, joyfully corresponding ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
We need a new definition of love. One that is based on mutual respect and healthy boundaries. And we need to stop accepting anything less. To help you recognize and dismantle unhealthy patterns in your own life, here is a list of common manipulation tactics that are all too often accepted as "normal" relationship behaviors ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
Aside from the fact that she was Jewish and had been forced into hiding to forestall being killed by Nazis along with the rest of her family, we were practically twins ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
Consent, in addition to being a major buzzword in the post-#metoo world, is an incredibly important concept in human relationships, especially in regards to sex. But what does it actually mean? By the dictionary definition, consent is simply agreeing to a given proposal: And this is exactly how it generally plays out in our culture ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
I thought of myself as a "friendship expert" until I realized my life didn't pass the Bechdel Test. Top 3 friendship lessons for women ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
I am the worst kind of people-pleaser. I’m a downright people-appeaser. When I was in second grade, for example, I was so terrified of interrupting my teacher during story time that I refused to even ask if I could go to the bathroom, even though I had to go really, really badly. I held it ..read more
Adrienne MacIain
5y ago
How is Swiss Cheese like a spiritual experience? They're both holy and can lead to life-saving epiphanies ..read more