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Month: July 2017
Career Diaries Part 2: Letting Go and Being Present
This blog is part of a series. Also read Career Diaries Part 1 and Part 3. After one rock bottom day when I failed miserably at being the perfect mom, employee and grad student simultaneously, I knew something had to Read More
Live Your Dream Awards Stories: Amanda Condon
My anniversary date is coming up in July for the day that I decided to return to college. The moment in my life where I realized that I was not going to be a victim anymore. I will not continue Read More
Let Her Learn to Fail So She Can Learn to Succeed
When my youngest daughter, Annabelle, balked at taking a test to see if she qualified for the gifted/talented program at her new school, I let it slide. “What if I don’t pass?” she fretted. “That would be horrible. I don’t Read More
Should Women Get Guaranteed Paid Maternity Leave?
In the U.S., around 4 million babies are born each year. After 40 weeks of pregnancy and hours of labor, instead of taking time to heal their bodies and bond with their newborns, women are too often forced back to Read More
Feminist Self-Care: Inspiring Female Authors
If your day is filled with emails, phone calls, and the harsh glare of a computer screen, coupled with the constant bombardment of news headlines, it can be really difficult to take a step back and escape from it all. Read More
6 Reasons to Try Virtual Volunteering
We’ve all heard of the benefits of volunteering—to help those less fortunate, give back to the community, feel fulfilled, etc. It’s a great thing to do, but life gets in the way and we don’t have time. But there is Read More
Let’s Talk About Sex (Ed)!
During training to become a sexual assault victim advocate, we heard from counselors, law enforcement, and medical staff on how to be equipped when assisting victims of all ages. One of the things that stuck with me was a story Read More
Career Diaries Part 1: Hitting Rock Bottom
It was a sunny late spring afternoon at the park. The birds were singing and children were gleefully darting across the baseball diamond. I, on the other hand, was racing across the grass, my designer heels sinking into the soil Read More
Mindful Advice to My Younger Self
Adding a narrative to past experiences is a powerful mindfulness practice that can help with issues currently manifesting in your life. Paying attention to your present struggles by identifying how they are preventing you from progressing is often where we Read More