Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education Techniques How Photography Helps Mental Health Photography can have a significant positive effect on mental health. Florence Cane, one of the early Art Therapy pioneers, was one of the first visual artists to recognize the extraordinarily connected impact of art on mental health. Since then, art making, including photography, has been researched many times, concluding many mental health benefits. Here are […] Written by Carly Sullens CPP October 18, 2022October 13, 2022
Business Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Education The Creative Process: You Don’t Need Permission Intro by Skip Cohen I love this post Suzette Allen shared recently because it hits on a topic near and dear to so many of us. With all the challenges in business and our personal lives, we forget to take time to be creative. We’re always working on a deadline, and as soon as we’re […] Written by Suzette Allen October 4, 2022October 3, 2022
Inspiration Lifestyle Photography Paying Attention to Stress! Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life.It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life.Andrew Bernstein I shared this on my own blog last week – it’s a quick reminder that you can’t create images that tug at people’s heartstrings if your own heart isn’t in the […] Written by Skip Cohen August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Business Inspiration Lifestyle Using “Family” as an Excuse Intro by Skip Cohen This archived transcript of one of Sarah Petty’s podcasts hit me hard. At this point in our lives, it’s just me, Sheila, and two pups. But it recently occurred to me that I’m putting too much time into work and not spending enough time with them. I was simply not having […] Written by Sarah Petty November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Still Standing Intro by Skip Cohen In 2012 Suzette Allen shared the photograph and post below. It’s personal and as only Suzette can share, she opened her heart. But there’s a point I wanted to make by sharing her post here on the Marathon blog. So many of you have become so clinical in your approach to […] Written by Suzette Allen July 22, 2021July 22, 2021
Business Lifestyle Rebalance Your Life Intro by Skip Cohen Bev Walden recently shared this post in her Tuesday Tidbits email blast, and it hit me hard. The last year had an impact on all of us, and for the most part, it was draining. Well, Bev’s timing couldn’t be better with her points below. It’s time to start filling our […] Written by Beverly Walden July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle How’s Your Favorite Therapist? Like most of you, we’ve been isolated from friends and family for over a year. We chose to hunker down and ride out the storm. Through this entire nightmare, it’s time I paid tribute to our therapists, Dr. Lucy and Dr. Belle. I lost Molly the Wonder Dog in February of 2019. Like everyone who […] Written by Skip Cohen March 30, 2021March 30, 2021
Business Lifestyle SIMPLIFY Intro by Skip Cohen In 2012, Suzette Allen shared this post in one of her blogs, and now, almost ten years later, the timing couldn’t be better. The benefit of pandemic downtime is having your most valuable commodity, TIME, available to strategize and do a little house-cleaning. But not just in your office, home, garage […] Written by Suzette Allen March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Your Family – Do Shoemaker’s Children Need Shoes? A few weeks ago I shared this post on my own blog. It’s short, but if a picture’s really worth a thousand words, then it speaks volumes about an opportunity most of you are missing with your own family. If there’s one thing the pandemic has given us, beyond the challenges and frustrations of the […] Written by Skip Cohen February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
Inspiration Lifestyle Self-Care Tips Through the Pandemic Intro by Skip Cohen It’s excellent news; the vaccine has been released. At least with the start of the new year, there’s a little light at the end of the tunnel. But returning to “normal” is a long way off. So, while it’s definitely good news, the stress and pressure of running a business aren’t […] Written by Sarah Petty January 27, 2021January 27, 2021