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Women Killing It: Klyn Elsbury On Being An Entrepreneur And Author Living With Cystic Fibrosis

wyskJanuary 24, 2018

"The quicker you can give up the need to feel like you have to be right, the quicker everything will happen for you." - Klyn Elsbury In this episode of the Wom...

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Coming Out Of My Hearing Loss Closet

Guest ContributorJanuary 9, 2018

"As time goes on, I have grown bolder. I now wear my hearing aids all of the time and regularly advocate for myself."...

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These Teen Founders Are Breaking Menstruation Taboo In Kenya, Empowering Local Girls To Stay In School

wyskDecember 21, 2017

After witnessing, firsthand, the shame cast on menstruating girls in Kenya, Selah Piper, age 14, and Isabella (Bella) Bunkers, age 15, both 9th graders at the c...

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Actor Sara Coates Excited To Buy Christmas Cards Supporting Planned Parenthood Women’s Health Biz… Gets Trolled By Anti-Choice News Org

Guest ContributorDecember 12, 2017

A friend was searching for holiday cards that support women-focused charities, like Planned Parenthood, but came up empty. So Sara Coates, an actor with a big s...

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If Tampon (And Maxi Pad) Ads Were Honest… A (Hilarious) Commercial For Menstrual Products

wyskDecember 7, 2017

Offering "heaps of facts smothered in humor", the folks from Cracked skewer nearly every absurd element of typical menstrual product commercials with this... th...

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Women Killing It! Podcast: Meet Kristina Saffran… She Helps Others Recover From Eating Disorders And HEAL

Sally HubbardNovember 28, 2017

In this episode of Sally Hubbard’s Women Killing It! podcast, Kristina Saffran, the co-founder and CEO of Project HEAL, shares how starting her non-profit at ag...

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Pee-Proof Underwear Brand Launches ‘Piss Off’ Campaign To End The Stigma Of Bladder Leaks

wyskNovember 15, 2017

Period-proof underwear company Thinx is taking on the incontinence industry with its sister brand Icon, “patented pee-proof underwear that lets leaky ladies kic...

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To Dye, Or Not To Dye? That Is The Question Facing This Breast Cancer Survivor

Guest ContributorOctober 3, 2017

"I survived cancer, so I was pretty happy every time I looked in the mirror, regardless of what color tresses were staring back at me."...

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“I Touch Myself”… 90s Rock Hit Takes On New Meaning As Breast Cancer Awareness Anthem

wyskOctober 2, 2017

"'I Touch Myself' is so appropriate now, more than ever. You know, it really should be the breast cancer song." - Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls...

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