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Grace T. Olsen

Grace is a Co-founder and editor of Intrigue Pages. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and has previously worked as a researcher and copy editor. She co-founded Intrigue Pages due to an insatiable desire to reignite a seemingly long-abandoned hobby – starting a blog and writing about her favorite topics. Now that she has decided to write on her blog, she uses her free time to write her heart out and tailors it to what she knows best: writing about women's wins and struggles. Her thoughtful articles are geared towards celebrating the scope of women's lives – from self improvement to culture content that enrich and drive important conversations. When she's not writing, she's out and about enjoying gardening, cooking, and getting lost in her favorite books.

5 Power Moves for Strong Focus and Crushing Distractions

How to develop unbreakable focus

Jordan Belfort articulates this quite simply but powerfully: ‘The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” In other words, the one thing that separates you…

10 Habits That’s Slowly Making You Ugly

Habits that's slowly making you unattractive

When we’re young, we feel invincible and think we can get away with a lot – like smoking, excessive drinking, or sunbathing in the sun for hours on end. One bad choice leads to a series of others. We don’t…

7 Daily Choices That Make Up 95% of Your Success in Life

What makes people successful

Have you ever stopped to think about what defines success in life? We often hear about big achievements, but what about the everyday decisions that pave the way for that success? Although success often seems like a distant mountaintop, visible…

Dear Women, Stop Comparing Yourselves to Other Women 

Have you secretly been comparing yourself to other women and feeling terrible about it, to the point of hating yourself? It’s common struggle (if not daily struggle) amongst women of all ages. Aside from the weighty feeling that comes when…

13 Telltale Signs of a Highly Confident Woman

Signs and Habits of a Highly Confident Woman

Watching kids play sometimes reminds me of my childhood. They’re little bundles of energy, bursting with enthusiasm as they’re eagerly ready for  school. As kids we might remember things like making friends used to be as exciting as unwrapping a…

Why Women Wear Engagement Rings and Men Don’t Wear Them

Why only women wear engagement rings

In a noteworthy departure from tradition, the landscape of engagement rings is undergoing a transformation, particularly for men in Western cultures. Long-standing norms have dictated that men forgo wearing engagement rings, leaving the spotlight solely on women’s dazzling diamonds. We…

How to Survive Recession Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health

Surviving a recession. Living in a world where financial security forms a routine that affects our mental well-being.

While we’re busy tightening our purse strings and strategizing our financial survival, we often forget about the well-being of our mental state. Surviving a recession economically is only half the battle. We need to also tend to our mental wellbeing…

Step-by-step Guide to Overcoming Chronic Procrastination

How to Overcome Chronic Procastination

We are all too familiar with those moments when we’ve avoided doing something we didn’t feel like doing and casually brushed it off as “procrastination.” But for some people, it’s more than just an occasional lazy day. Chronic procrastination becomes…

5 Natural Ways To Combat Depression

Effective ways to fight depression that actually works

Depression sucks. It zaps the color out of you, leaving you feeling lost, empty, and wondering if you’ll ever see the sun shining again. We can’t ignore the presence of mental health issues like depression. During pandemic times or economic…

Men and Women Promiscuity

TikTok, the birthplace of viral dances, comedic skits, and recently… discussions about the infamous “body count.” It’s become a common term Gen Z uses to keep tabs on how many notches one has on their bedpost.   TikTok users are proudly…