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    The Struggle is Real
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Struggle is Real

    The Struggle is Real. I always know the end of summer is coming when I hear the cicadas’ song. This insect always have both terrified and...
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    Soul Searching
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    Soul Searching

    Isn’t it interesting when the lesson you most need to learn presents itself? That is precisely what happened to me in January. In getting re
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    Feeling Stuck
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Feeling Stuck

    I’ve been trying to settle down to write you a regular article all day, but it’s just not happening. I woke up at 3:30 am, brimming with
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    Working up the Nerve
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 6 min

    Working up the Nerve

    I was nominated by Saunders and Cash for an Entrepreneur of the Year award. They had these characters made of us. They gave me quite a...
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    Finding Your Purpose
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Oct 6, 2019
    • 5 min

    Finding Your Purpose

    I’ve been cleaning out my upstairs bedroom, getting ready for my sister’s visit to co-teach the Everyday Intuition class with me on...
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    Unconscious Consciousness
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    Unconscious Consciousness

    I’ve been thinking a lot about intuition lately. Especially since I’ve started down the Intuitive Eating path to wellness. Paying more...
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    No Shame
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Aug 17, 2019
    • 7 min

    No Shame

    I used to think I look fat in this picture. I’ve been fat my entire life. The reason I know I’m fat is that people have been telling me...
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    Conversations of Color
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jul 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    Conversations of Color

    My friends Marquetta and Nina are always up for a conversation about anything! Some of my most impactful experiences have come from...
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    What's  on Your Front Burner?
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Mar 31, 2019
    • 6 min

    What's on Your Front Burner?

    “If your brain was a stove, what would be on your front burner?” While this is probably the worst pick-up line I’ve ever heard
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    Honoring My Limitations
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Mar 10, 2019
    • 6 min

    Honoring My Limitations

    I need a bunch of strong guys to carry me around like this! This week has been tough. Not because anything “bad” happened, but because...
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    What Would You Like?
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Dec 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    What Would You Like?

    When I started the Finishing School in September 2015, I had no idea where it would go. I started out doing classes at the Wichita Art...
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    Holiday Blues Survival Guide
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Dec 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Holiday Blues Survival Guide

    We’ve always been led to believe that the holidays are a joyous, magical time of year. A time when families come together, and everyone...
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    Just One Word
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Dec 29, 2018
    • 6 min

    Just One Word

    At the beginning of this quickly passing year, I tried a little something different for my New Year’s resolution. I had given up making...
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    Thriving Through Chaos
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Oct 6, 2018
    • 5 min

    Thriving Through Chaos

    I’ve given and lot of thought into what I want to write in response to everything that’s been going on the past few weeks in the...
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    Life or Death
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jul 28, 2018
    • 6 min

    Life or Death

    This isn’t the article I intended to write this week, but sometimes things change. Especially when it comes to life and death. Thursday...
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    Showing my PRIDE
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jun 24, 2018
    • 6 min

    Showing my PRIDE

    Some of my tribe doing a photo shoot, just for the fun of it! I’ve never wanted to be like everyone else. Maybe that’s because I’ve been...
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    When Did That Happen?
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    When Did That Happen?

    I remember the exact moment I realized I was an adult. I was in my early 20s, attending the grand opening of a children’s museum in...
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    Heart Broken
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • May 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    Heart Broken

    Isn’t it funny what you remember from a picture, and what other’s see when they look at it? Recently, I posted this picture of myself...
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    Busy As Bees
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • May 20, 2018
    • 5 min

    Busy As Bees

    Talking to Alicia Holloway, getting ready to speak at the WIBA Womens Leadership Alliance meeting. Wow, this time of year is busy! School...
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    The Spark is Back!
    Headmistress Jill Miller
    • Apr 14, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Spark is Back!

    I hope you’re feeling the effects of spring as much as I am! The sunshine, the transition from dead and brown to alive and green, even...
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