Olive Von Topp's Empowerment Blog

Lately, I have been realizing I don’t talk about him a lot, and when I do, it is more about the impact of his passing and my healing journey

A Tale of Getting Back in Touch with My Inner Introvert

I recently turned 39 and I guess I am supposed to feel badly about getting older. For the most part, I don’t. However, once in awhile...

In case you need reminding: You are allowed to want more from your life. You’re allowed to want bigger. Bolder. Brighter. You’re allowed...

My personal and professional life has taught me many lessons in mental health and self love: leading me to become and empowerment coach.

One tiny 5 letter word. One seemingly innocuous word, but a word so terrifying that many of us will do whatever we can to avoid it. Numb...

Olive talks with outreach worker Julie Porter about how vulnerable folks in our community are managing.

Olive chats about coping, self-care and vibrators with fellow burlesque troupe members Ruby Moon & Lilith Lemons

So here we are. We’ve read about it. Watched movies with a perverse fascination. We’ve denied that it could ever happen. Here we are at...

An empowerment coach's 10 personal growth lessons from 2010 to 2020: Control your thoughts, make yourself happy, embrace failure and more.