Hopelessness: A dangerous suicide warning sign. Hopelessness is a feeling that conditions will never improve, that there is no solution to a problem, and, for many, a feeling that dying by suicide would be better than living. Most people who feel hopeless have depression, and untreated depression...
ANXIETY FREE WORLD Anxiety is the body’s normal reaction to stress or danger, however some teenage girls experience high levels of anxiety that may lead to depression or worse. Anxious feelings, worries, or fears are common among children and adolescents but according to studies teen girls suffer...
I am a young woman and mother, just starting out in my career. I love to inspire others to do the impossible. I enjoy making an impact in the healthcare arena and, want to engage other young women who want to be empowered advocates. Working in the...
Innovate 50/50 was created to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide through advocacy and by offering mentorship in leadership, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and government. I want others to be inspired to become more in life and to know that big dreams are not just...
The pre-teen and teenage years are difficult for any young woman. Our bodies are changing, our emotions are up and down and we feel like no one truly understand us. Growing up as an American girl, I recall that this is a time when we...
We, the Millennials, were brought up in a world of technology where options are endless and we’re told to reach for the stars, that anything is possible. However, sometimes the real world isn’t so welcoming to the innocent dreamer. It can be an unkind place...
A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT The Democratic National Convention was in Philadelphia July 25-28th and regardless of my party affiliation just the thought of a woman running for President of the United States of America excites me. We have two women running; Hillary Clinton and Dr. Jill...
My husband spent 22 years in the Air Force defending this country. Two years ago as he was getting ready to retire, we found out our youngest son needed a kidney transplant due to a rare genetic disease called Cystinosis. He was a match for...
There is a very important woman in my life named Marta and I lovingly refer to her as “my Spanish daughter.” She is one of the hardest working young women I know and at 21 years old she has been through more than most young...
I grew up with what I considered a normal family, parents together, happy, and an older sister in a nice little rancher in New Jersey. In my eyes, my parents were super heroes. They could do no wrong. Little did I know by age 12/13,...
