Rewrite – Rewire Your Mindset with Soul Care: An Interview with LeTesha Wheeler
Spiritual Wellness: Expressions of Gratitude, Purpose and Times of Reflection
Embracing Her Journey: Jan Barlow’s Career Transition from Setback to Purpose
Intellectual Wellness: Learn, Create, Explore and Stimulate Your Mind
Celebrating Each Other’s Choices: Exploring the Makeup-Less Trend
The 3 Basic Rules of Healthy Skin
Did you know that November is National Healthy Skin Month? We think it’s the perfect time to talk about keeping our faces smooth, clear, and wrinkle-free. Even if you think you have your skincare routine down pat, take a moment to see if you’re following these...
Marcia’s Story – Learning to Love Again
As this month of Domestic Violence Awareness comes to an end, I would like to introduce you to Marcia, who tells us her story: “I would prefer not to talk about the sadness and aggression I experienced. Instead, I would like to tell you about the example of...
How Corporations Are Capitalizing On Feminism and Pride
I am told that I am being empowered by corporations who take my money and claim that I have aquired the “tools” for feminism. I am empowered because I bought the correct underwear; I am empowered because I bought a dress that the designer says will make me tough....
Breast Cancer Genetics, Treatment and Winning the Battle
The main genetic mutations that trigger breast cancer occur in the genes BRCA1, BRCA 2, TP53 and the CHEK2 gene. Errors at the time of cell division can cause the birth of a tumor. Women with a family history of breast cancer are advised to perform genetic mapping...
The Cycle Ends Here – A Domestic Abuse Survivor’s Story
I come from a long line of abusers. I was born to a teenage mom who married my abusive father to escape the abuse in her very strict Mexican and Catholic home, where my mom was also sexually abused by one of her brothers. I grew up watching my father abuse my...
My Stage II Breast Cancer Journey
I can’t even tell you how important “self exam” is. Well, yes I can. That’s how I discovered my breast cancer. I found the lump when I self exam’ed in the shower. When the doctor called a few weeks later after all the appropriate tests were done, I had mostly...
Know the Signs of Abuse: Domestic, Emotional and Economic
According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), on average nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. This is more than 10 million women and men every year. Domestic violence does not...
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Many women like myself fear the words “breast cancer.” It feels like an unknown, knowing there are stages and knowing I have women in my family and in my girlfriend’s family who fought it was the extent of my knowledge. I spoke with my girlfriend’s mother on the...
Investing in Our Girls – It’s Their Day!
Did you know there is an international day to celebrate girls? A special day in the year created by the United Nations to remember the importance of caring for the younger ones? On October 11, the world thinks of strategies for eliminating gender inequalities,...
Be Your Own Advocate: Be Breast Cancer Aware
Did you know that women who have dense breasts have a higher risk of developing breast cancer? Furthermore, half of all women ages 40 and older have dense breasts according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. What are dense breasts anyways? These are just two...
10 Tips for Budgeting Paycheck to Paycheck
Life can have its difficulties, and our finances don’t always work out the way we want them to - whether it’s due to a sudden change in employment or the cost of living is just too high compared to what you’re bringing in monthly. Living paycheck to paycheck can be...
Women and Domestic Violence
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time for us to recognize those we know who are or have been victims and those who are survivors. And sadly, others whose lives were taken by their abuser. Violence is not limited to hitting or bruising an...
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