When I was in college, I remember reading a quote in a magazine that stated “If we’re not making at least three mistakes each week, we’re not trying enough new things.” As a recovering perfectionist, this was a challenging statement. (If you walked into my kitchen at this very moment, you’d congratulate me on having achieved my goal of overcoming perfectionism! But that’s another story!) Allowing ourselves to actively make mistakes means we have to step out in faith in oursel

Maria Emmerich’s path to becoming a best-selling author, ketogenic lifestyle pioneer and wellness expert happened by accident. She just wanted to feel better. As an overweight 16-year-old, she lacked energy and didn’t know why. After a visit to her doctor, she walked away with a prescription to an antidepressant — not the answer she was looking for. That same week, Maria’s dog was losing patches of her hair. “The veterinarian asked, ‘What are you feeding her?’ It was like a l