The origin story of Ask Colleen.

Ask Colleen started my senior year of college. I thought -well at this point I should probably get involved in something on campus and why not put my talents to use. By no means am I saying I have any sort of special qualifications that make me an ‘expert’ on giving advice. BUT I have always been the friend that people come to for advice or at the least someone who will listen.

What I’ve learned in life is that you have to ask for what you want. That is what I did. I emailed the publisher of my college’s paper and said I wanted to start an advice column. To my surprised they were into it and I sent over some examples. Boom, bam- I’m published in the newspaper the next week. I loved it to say the least. I even once got recognized in class. The fact that someone READ something I WROTE (that wasn’t a professor) seemed too cool. Fast forward six years - I am brining it back.

I really started this to build a community, share stories, struggles, traumas, laughs- as we are all navigating life together. My goal is to always come from a place of empathy, compassion, and relatability.