Navigate Life

Whether you’re going through a career change, refining a self-care routine, or revamping relationships, Grotto shares stories about navigating life’s decisions, big and small. No matter relationship status, career path, or extracurricular interests, we believe living life in community is inspiring and beautiful when we recognize the experiences and voices of those around us.

Health & Wellness

Read about the unexpected benefits of daily routines.

The Unexpected Benefits of Daily Routines

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Read how to establish healthy sleep habits and why you should.

How to Build & Maintain Healthy Sleep Habits

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Read this author's Whole30 diet lessons learned — they're not what you may think. Pictured: woman holding pink smoothie bowl and spoon.

What I Learned from the Whole30 Diet

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Relationships

Looking for easy meals to cook for single guys? Look no further. These 4 quick and easy bachelor recipes are perfect for a cooking newbie.

Recipes that Got Me Through My Bachelor Years

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Looking for topics to discuss on a first date? Keep these 10 in your back pocket.

10 Questions You Can Actually Ask on a First Date

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Wondering how to prepare for marriage? This author did these 3 activities to prepare herself before getting married.

3 Solo Activities that Prepared Me for Marriage

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Career & Finance

Wondering how to take a gap year when you need to fund it yourself? This author shares how she afforded her gap year.

How I Saved Enough Money to Take a Gap Year

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Learn how to start a side hustle and find time for it in your busy schedule.

How to Finally Find Time for Your Side Hustle

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Feeling stressed at work? Try these 3 methods for coping.

3 Methods for Dealing with Stress at Work

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This Special Olympics track and field event is for all abilities in South Bend, Indiana.

Special Olympics Track & Field Event Gives Everyone a Chance to Compete

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Follow these 4 tips for how to give compliments that really mean something.

4 Tips for Giving More Meaningful Compliments

Read this reflective narrative about how having a special needs child changed this man's perspective on life.

Without My Daughter, I’d Be a Partial Human

Looking for easy meals to cook for single guys? Look no further. These 4 quick and easy bachelor recipes are perfect for a cooking newbie.

Recipes that Got Me Through My Bachelor Years

Read about the unexpected benefits of daily routines.

The Unexpected Benefits of Daily Routines

This reflective narrative about a terminal pregnancy sheds light on how a complicated diagnosis can still bring communities together.

All She Ever Knew was Immense Love

Read how to establish healthy sleep habits and why you should.

How to Build & Maintain Healthy Sleep Habits

Carlo Acutis lived a short, phenomenal life. Read more about him here.

Meet the Teen ‘Computer Geek’ Becoming a Saint

Wondering how to take a gap year when you need to fund it yourself? This author shares how she afforded her gap year.

How I Saved Enough Money to Take a Gap Year

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