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It's been a year since I've graduated college. Here's what I've learned so far.
Sometimes I really miss college--the roommate bonding, the clubbing on the weekends, the relief of finishing a giant research paper right...

Jessyca Stoepker
May 27, 20196 min read


Boundaries: An important part of your self-care routine
Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...

Jessyca Stoepker
Mar 30, 20195 min read


Valentine's Day is overrated and you can't change my mind
Consumerism. Single-use plastic. Annoying marketing tactics. Feelings of shame. Long wait times at overpriced restaurants. Making one day...

Jessyca Stoepker
Feb 5, 20195 min read


A quick & inaccurate rating of 2018
While January lasted 10 years, December has lasted 10 seconds. After a brown Christmas, I'm back to work planning out the year ahead. But...

Jessyca Stoepker
Dec 30, 20183 min read


Voice your passions
You never know to what extent your personal hobbies may affect your career. Flash back to sophomore year of college. Inspired after...

Jessyca Stoepker
Dec 3, 20185 min read


The not-so-pretty part of "self-care"
These days, "self-care" can mean just about anything. Social media gurus pose with lattes, comfy socks, and bath bombs and call it...

Jessyca Stoepker
Nov 11, 20184 min read


Salaried, but still stressed about money
To help out a friend working on an internship project, I volunteered an hour of my time the other day to answer some of his questions...

Jessyca Stoepker
Oct 27, 20184 min read


"Come back, but don't stay": Travel, education, and finding your sense of self
Like so many moms, mine was filled with a kind of hopeful sadness when I officially moved out of the house a few years ago. But she...

Jessyca Stoepker
Oct 19, 20185 min read


Writing: a love-hate relationship
Words, words, words. Whether I'm typing them out, writing them down, thinking of the best ones, or doubting if I spelled one right, words...

Jessyca Stoepker
Sep 25, 20184 min read


Weekends on the Wheelway
Between our Guinness World Record dinner at Bay Harbor and our huge golf outing fundraiser, I've been quite busy these past couple weeks,...

Jessyca Stoepker
Sep 12, 20182 min read


Flying solo
Like most people my age, I've lived with other people (family, friends, randomized roommates) my entire life. For a while, I was even...

Jessyca Stoepker
Aug 23, 20185 min read


Living (and loving) the nonprofit life
Ebullient: characterized by ebullience; having or showing liveliness and natural enthusiasm. This word beamed at me from the back of my...

Jessyca Stoepker
Aug 14, 20183 min read
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