Embracing Imperfections

10/30/2026

We’re kicking off Halloween tomorrow with a workout for a cause! 🎃 Join us at Living Strong Training in Holland on October 31 for a special Super Surge workout, followed by drinks, music, and a little birthday celebration for, LivingStrong gym owner, Lara!

Our founder, Shandy Longcore, will be there, and we’re so grateful that 100% of the proceeds will benefit Embracing Imperfections!

📅 Saturday, October 31 8–10 AM
🎟️ $10 cash or Venmo

We’d love to see you there! Bring a friend and come celebrate with us!

10/21/2026

Shandy is speaking at Parenting Unplugged in Allendale tonight! 🔌

Join us for a free family workshop with dinner and daycare provided. Hear Shandy’s keynote on embracing imperfections, then choose 2 short sessions covering ADHD, anxiety, drug trends, or digital safety.

📍 Allendale: Tonight, Oct. 21, at Oakwood Intermediate Building
📍 Coopersville: Nov. 12, at Middle School Building
🕠 Dinner/registration at 5:30 PM | Program 6:00–7:30 PM

Shandy looks forward to connecting with Coopersville families next month!

Register using the link in the flyer.

Want Shandy to speak at your school or organization? She’s now booking February 2027 and beyond. DM us or comment EMBRACE!

10/19/2026

Mental health matters in every workplace! Shandy recently had the opportunity to spend time with the team at 85 West Dental leading a mental health workshop focused on navigating life's challenges, supporting one another, and taking care of ourselves along the way.

A big thank you to for welcoming Shandy and making mental health a priority for your team. We love seeing workplaces create space for these important conversations! 🩵

10/10/2026

Opening up about what you’re really feeling can be hard. Feeling safe enough to do it can be even harder.

When someone chooses to trust you, you don’t have to have the perfect response. You don’t have to fix it or offer advice.
Sometimes, they simply need you to listen, believe what they’re telling you and give them space to be heard.

This World Mental Health Day, we’re sharing a reminder that we can all work to be a safer person for someone to talk to. 🩵

🔁 Hit the repost button to help us pass this reminder along.

10/08/2026

We’re kicking off Halloween with a workout for a cause! 🎃 Join us at LivingStrong Training in Holland on October 31 for a special Super Surge workout, followed by drinks, music, and a little birthday celebration for Lara!

Our founder, Shandy Longcore, will be there, and we’re so grateful that 100% of the proceeds will benefit Embracing Imperfections!

📅 Saturday, October 31 8–10 AM
🎟️ $10 cash or Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/EmbracingImperfections

We’d love to see you there! Bring a friend and come celebrate with us! 🧡

10/06/2026

THIS 🩵 You don’t always need the right words. You don’t need to have the answers or know how to fix it.

Sometimes, you just need to sit beside someone and be there.

This scene from Ted Lasso is such a powerful reminder of what showing up for someone can look like. And sometimes, that’s enough.

Do you watch Ted Lasso? Let us know in the comments!

10/06/2026

THIS 🩵 You don’t always need the right words. You don’t need to have the answers or know how to fix it.

Sometimes, you just need to sit beside someone and be there.

This scene from Ted Lasso is such a powerful reminder of what showing up for someone can look like. And sometimes, that’s enough.

Do you watch Ted Lasso? Let us know in the comments!

Season 4 Episode 8

10/05/2026

Bullying prevention doesn’t always look like a big moment.

Sometimes it’s inviting someone to sit with you. Speaking up when something isn’t right. Checking in. Telling a trusted adult. Choosing not to share the post or join in.

October is Bullying Prevention Month, and every one of us has a role in creating spaces where people feel safe, included and supported. 💚

Kindness is bullying prevention.

10/01/2026

Yesterday, on the final day of Su***de Prevention Month, our founder Shandy Longcore visited ArtPrize artist Cassidy Richard's piece titled "Stay (the world is better with you in it)."

Shandy added a note of her own to the installation with a simple message: “You Matter.”

Stay is made up of handwritten notes of encouragement left by strangers for strangers, each one becoming part of a piece centered around connection, encouragement and finding reasons to stay.