Surviving A Heart Defect To Become An American Ninja Warrior
By Molly Hemphill - At 25 years old, my life changed overnight.
I was struggling to fall asleep, unsure why, when my heart began to pound faster and faster and ...
Health
In The Loop About Lupus: How Being Chronically Ill Is A Full-Time Job
Editor’s Update 05.11.19: Nicole Rios is one of six women you should know featured in our #LaceUpForChange initiative. As part of this empowered celebration of ...
Why Women’s Ice Hockey Has A Higher Concussion Rate Than Football
"In college, women’s hockey players are reporting concussions at a higher rate than male hockey players. In fact, female hockey players are reporting a higher c...
The Challenges of Eating Disorder Recovery in a Higher-Weight Body
By Emily Locke - From a young age I was taught to believe that thinner equaled better, and larger equaled lesser. My dance teachers reinforced this, my father r...
Learning To Navigate Congenital Heart Disease As An Adult
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS - Ten months after she was born, Lauren Evanovich had open-heart surgery to repair a hole in her heart and aortic valve.A...
In The Words Of HIV/AIDS Advocate Baby Rivona: “Once I Fought For My Rights, The Other Women Followed”
By UN Women - Baby Rivona is a legend in Indonesia, loved widely, as well as feared by some. A passionate advocate of women living with HIV and AIDS, she is as ...
Women Killing It: Klyn Elsbury On Being An Entrepreneur And Author Living With Cystic Fibrosis
"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...
Coming Out Of My Hearing Loss Closet
"As time goes on, I have grown bolder. I now wear my hearing aids all of the time and regularly advocate for myself."...
These Teen Founders Are Breaking Menstruation Taboo In Kenya, Empowering Local Girls To Stay In School
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...