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Month: July 2018

The Life-Changing Power of the Live Your Dream Awards

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018LiveYourDream.org
The Life-Changing Power of the Live Your Dream Awards
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Bailey McManus $6,500 Live Your Dream Awards recipient — Hood River, OR When I received the Live Your Dream Awards, I was a single mother working to support my son and fulfill my dreams. I had my son at age Read More

Beginner’s Guide to Self-Care For Activists

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018LiveYourDream.org
Beginner’s Guide to Self-Care For Activists
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Odds are that you have had to care for something in your life. Whether it’s a plant, a home, or a loved one, you have seen the consequences of putting off the necessary care. You plants end up wilting, your Read More

Women and Homelessness: A Cycle of Violence

July 17, 2018LiveYourDream.org
Women and Homelessness: A Cycle of Violence
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For the first time since 2010, the homeless population in the United States has increased instead of declined. In 2017, about 544,000 men, women and children were reported homeless, a 1% increase from the previous year. According to the National Read More

No Girl Left Behind: Girls Out of STEM Deserve Support Too

July 12, 2018LiveYourDream.org
No Girl Left Behind: Girls Out of STEM Deserve Support Too
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If you google the phrase “women in STEM,” the first search results are links to infographics. Bright pink symbols explain how women are failing to move forward in rapidly-growing fields related to science, technology, engineering, and math. Women hold less Read More

Student Debt Isn’t Gender Neutral

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018LiveYourDream.org
Student Debt Isn’t Gender Neutral
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I don’t remember my junior year in high school being nearly as fraught as my son’s. Trying to figure out the “right” balance of Advanced Placement courses and extracurricular activities. Determining his “passion” so that he can write the perfect Read More

Scrapes and Scars: No Secrets (A Survivor Story)

July 6, 2018LiveYourDream.org
Scrapes and Scars: No Secrets (A Survivor Story)
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The first time it happened I was 12 years old. My uncle held me down and forced himself on me. Months later he forced himself in my mouth. Years later, my ex-husband did the same thing. For years I believed Read More

Bravery, Not Perfection: Getting Girls to Conquer Fear of Failure

July 2, 2018July 3, 2018LiveYourDream.org
Bravery, Not Perfection: Getting Girls to Conquer Fear of Failure
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There is nothing more I fear than failure as a student. Failure to meet my teacher’s carefully outlined expectations. Failure to earn satisfactory grades. Failure to be correct. Failure to keep calm and composed. Failure to be perfect. I’ve grappled Read More

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