Inspiration

Annie Govekar Delivers Megadose Of Badass Woman-Powered Inspiration Through Art Project

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

On Inauguration Day 2017, Annie Govekar, a self-taught artist and photographer, was looking for a way to counter the "defeat and uncertainty" she was seeing all...

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Former Students Offer Dose Of Inspiration To Incoming Middle School Girls

wyskSeptember 6, 2018

When girls from Somers Middle School in New York head back to classes this week, they will encounter a dose of inspiration left behind for them by some of their...

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Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: One Woman’s Thank You Letter To The “Helpers” In Her Life

Guest ContributorSeptember 1, 2018

"These are just some of many moments and people I latch onto, amidst a storm of internal conflict." ...

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Finding My New Normal After My Father’s Suicide

Guest ContributorSeptember 1, 2018

By Anna Cambria - At 22 years old, I had to learn to live with a new normal. My father committed suicide in the summer of 2016, mere weeks after my college grad...

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17-Year-Old STEM Scholar Pens Powerful Essay On Invaluable Rewards Of Pushing Past Self-Doubt

Guest ContributorAugust 15, 2018

My name is Diana Mendoza, and I am the next generation of this country’s great architects, engineers and designers.At 17, I am heading into my junior year a...

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Meet Inge Ginsberg, A 96-year-old Holocaust Survivor And Heavy Metal Rebel

wyskAugust 3, 2018

At 96 years young, Inge Ginsberg brings new meaning to "it's never to late to start something new!"Raised in Austria, Inge escaped the Holocaust, and in 194...

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I Have Herpes And There’s Nothing Shameful About It

Guest ContributorJuly 17, 2018

By Laureen - Straight / Female / 28–32 / North America / SingleThis post is about a personal story that is no longer personal.A year-and-a-half ago, on ...

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With The Donation Of One Kidney, Mary Robinson Saved 8 Lives… And You Can Help To Save More

Guest ContributorJuly 12, 2018

By Mary Robinson - I am social. I play tennis and guitar, sing with a big band, and volunteer with a disaster relief organization. One of these activities turne...

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100 Days of Awe-inspiring Women Illustrated

wyskJuly 11, 2018

When our friend, Ret. Captain Brenda Berkman, a pioneer in the first class of women FDNY firefighters (1982), shared an illustration that artist Ashly Jernigan ...

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