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Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

By JC / September 13, 2022

When I selected the blog topic “National Single Working Women’s Day” for August, I thought it would be an easy...

Living Free and Solo: We Have Just One Life, Dance On!

Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

By Zoë Purdy / September 8, 2022

Spelman College became my home in a short amount of time, it happened during the first few months of my...

Thriving at an HBCU (Historically Black College & University): Zoë Shares Her Spelman Journey

Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

By Heather M. Dixon / August 30, 2022

It’s National Grief Awareness Day. I’m all too familiar with the feelings of grief. Are you? If we’re truthful, each...

Finding Hope and Strength During Seasons of Grief: Heather’s Story

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

By Grace Aspinall / August 3, 2022

Gaslighting. It’s what happens when one controlling and abusive person attempts to overcome his or her low self-esteem by making...

Gaslighting and Psychological Abuse: Help for Victims of Manipulation and Bullying

My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”

By Christine Graham / July 18, 2022

My journey toward self-discovery started about 6 years ago, when I didn’t even know what “self-discovery” was, or that there...

My Journey of Self-Discovery: Unraveling the Paradigm of the “Rules of a Happy Life”

“Can I Catch That?”: Autoimmune Diseases and the Impact of a Positive Mindset

The young woman in front of me rattled off her autoimmune diseases, ticking each one off on her fingers. She also shared about her sister, the only other family member she knows of who also suffers from an autoimmune disease. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating...

Nov 30, 2022

Buy Nothing Day: A Time to Enjoy Life Without Black Friday Shop-a-Thons

What is “Buy Nothing Day” and why is it on the same day as the biggest shopping day in America? Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. A day when we as Americans, still bloated from stuffing our faces, try and get the best deal on a TV. Well, that and anything...

Nov 25, 2022

Stand Up to Bullying: Helpful Resources and Support for Students, Parents and Teachers

On August 18, 2022, in Central Florida, 16-year-old star athlete McKenna Brown committed suicide before starting her senior year of high school. Her parents said she had been cyberbullied and betrayed by her best friend. A standout hockey player, McKenna had hoped...

Nov 18, 2022

Embrace Nature and Enjoy the Outdoors on National Hiking Day

Today could be your favorite national day if you love the outdoors, are enamored with nature and have the proper shoes to really cover some territory. Can you guess what your favorite national day is? Today is National Hiking Day. Hiking is a great way to exercise...

Nov 17, 2022

An Interview with Designer, Teacher and Origami Artist Michael LaFosse on World Origami Day

“Oru” means to fold, and “kami” means paper. Putting them together gives us the Japanese word “origami,” the internationally accepted name for the art of paperfolding. From simple to extremely complex, folding paper into birds, butterflies, flowers, squirrels,...

Nov 11, 2022

Dating Counter-Cultural: My Story (So Far) with Abstinence

I choose for my story to remain anonymous. As I have learned and listened over the years to other women, this is not just my story. This is the story of many other single women in the Church. Our journey with abstinence may not look the same, but in the end, it is...

Nov 9, 2022

Dr. Chanel F. DeGuzman Invites You to Come Back to Yourself, Love Life, Live Free

“I hope they come away feeling empowered to quiet down the external and refocus on the internal—because all the answers are already there.” Despite unquestionable success in certain aspects of life, some women still experience deep-seated self-doubt and struggle to...

Nov 3, 2022

Judy’s Egypt Story: Teaching Children and Helping New Friends from Around the Globe

I had never left the country before this experience, let alone go anywhere for a long time, so the thought of me being by myself for two months was certainly something I was looking forward to. I arrived at the Cairo International Airport at 10:00 in the morning...

Nov 1, 2022

How Men and Women Communicate: It’s More Than Differences Between the Sexes

We’ve all seen the cartoon of a man and woman sitting together deep in thought with two “balloons” explaining what they’re thinking. She’s thinking, “Is he mad that the lasagna wasn’t spicy enough? Does he think I’m wasting my time going back to college? Is he...

Oct 27, 2022

Owning Her Strengths: From a Shy Young Lady to a Bold, Fearless, and Confident Leader

Bold, Fearless, and Confident. These were not quite the adjectives I would use to describe my 13-year-old self. Thirteen was the age that I entered a new school. A fresh start to discover how I could embody all these qualities, right? Wrong. When I started middle...

Oct 24, 2022

National Day on Writing and the Methods of Putting Pen to Paper

On this day, we celebrate the National Day on Writing. Why we write, what we write, when we write and how we write can all be linked to the hashtag for this day: #WhyIWrite. But let’s explore the different methods we use to write whether it’s creative or technical...

Oct 20, 2022

Are You Doing Okay? Recognizing Grief, Loss and Isolation on World Trauma Day

This article has proven a bit difficult to write; it has been hard to relive but all the same necessary. Funny thing about bad things happening to you, they don’t necessarily happen and leave. Can the same be said about good things? When you have a great day,...

Oct 17, 2022

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