Cooking With Celiac Disease
My mom tried to teach me cooking from a young age, but she can confirm that I was having none of it. She has said a few times since then that she wishes she would’ve made me learn, but those of you who have children know it can be complicated to make them do...
Perfectly Imperfect, Organized Chaos and Other Nonsense
Throughout my life I have struggled with perfectionism. I enjoy having things in order, feeling prepared and accomplishing tasks. I’m an achiever. For others it may look more like having to look perfect, having to arrange perfect conditions in order to start a...
Networking and the Elevator Pitch: Takeaways from Her Career Catalyst
In times like these where getting a job is a challenge in itself, how do you get someone to listen to what you have to say? Well, it is here that Workshop Facilitator for Her Career Catalyst Christine Horstman comes to help us with these tips. Here are my takeaways...
Managing Anxiety Amidst the Pandemic
Without a doubt, this is an anxiety-provoking time. We’re not only facing the obvious stress of a major health threat, but an economic downturn, extended confinement in our homes, troubling reports of racialized police violence, and social isolation. Furthermore,...
How to Effectively Maintain a Cardio Fitness Routine
Body acceptance does not give you the excuse to eat unhealthily and exercise irregularly. You are still responsible for making reasonable choices to get your body in the ideal shape for your size and age. Exercise should be a form of self-care to get your body...
Intermittent Fasting: The Basics and the Benefits
In the age of COVID-19, I’ve been eating a lot. Much more than I ordinarily would because I’m cooped up at home all day. Just finished a particularly stressful assignment? Let me go and get some Ben & Jerry’s to relax. Trying to watch the newest season of my...
How Intersectionality Connects Us With the Past: A Women’s Equality Day Perspective
According to the National Women’s History Alliance, “the observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality.” Striving toward full equality involves...
Honoring a Pioneer of the Women’s Suffrage Movement: Susan B. Anthony
On November 18, 1872, a deputy federal marshal went to Susan B. Anthony’s home and said he wanted her to come with him to see the commissioner, and that she would be arrested for voting on November 5, 1872 in the first district of the Eighth Ward of Rochester, New...
Understanding Business Growth Stages: Which One Fits You?
“The 10 Stages of Corporate Life Cycles” was originally written for executives and their companies, but I also use it to help my individual clients identify the type(s) of companies/cycles that would be the best fit for them. It also is used to help entrepreneurs...
Meet the Sheroes of What is a Perfect Woman?
Join Her Nexx Chapter for a virtual panel exploring what perfect womanhood means uniquely for each of us! Coach Nida Jawed of Her Mindful Bliss will delve deep with three amazing women. Meet Myra, Shampaigne, and Heather below, and register to hear from them live...
Parenting in a Pandemic
Kids fight like cats and dog. Parents are having a hard time working from home while finding ways to keep kids entertained and engaged. No one knows when this pandemic will end making it scary and leading to an increase in anxiety and depression. Overall, parents...
Is Purpose Driving You?
Are you thinking forward, or do you find yourself craning your neck to see all that is behind you? Through a windshield, we have an expansive view of where we are going. The small rearview mirror gives us a narrow glimpse of where we have been – what is in the past...
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