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Vanessa Vidal Honored by the International Women’s Leadership Association

Vanessa Vidal, National Director of the U.S. non-profit educational organization Transcendental Meditation for Women has been recognized by the IWLA for leadership excellence in improving women’s lives through the development of consciousness.

Messages from Nature: Push Through vs. Stop Now

How many times have you felt tired and thought that if you could just push your way through to get the last hour of work done, you can rest after? How often do you caffeinate in order to push through the work day? ”Pushing through” has…

Native American Women Writers: An Interview with Hertha D. Sweet Wong, PhD

Hertha D. Sweet Wong, PhD, has been instrumental in bringing the voices of Native American women to mainstream attention. When she was a graduate student studying literature in the 1980s, she made a pivotal decision to follow her passion and delve into…

Outdated Stereotype: the Tomboy

Were you the little girl who preferred climbing trees to having tea parties with your dolls? Were you the teenager who was more comfortable in jeans and a motorcycle jacket than a dress and party shoes? Would your little girl rather search for bugs in the backyard than play with your makeup and jewelry?

My Recovery from Childhood Trauma and PTSD: A Social Worker’s Story

I think I’ve always had the ability to listen, to help people, which is one of the reasons I became a social worker in 2008. In my latest job, I was working at a pediatric hospital on the bone marrow transplant unit. Our young…

Supergirl and Wonder Woman: The Rise of the Female Superhero

Women need heroes.

Until recently male superheroes—Superman, Batman, Zorro, The Green Hornet, Captain Marvel, Captain America—have received the lion’s share of attention in films, comic books, and comic strips.

Why Am I So Tired

As a nurse, I’ve had many women present concerns that were deeply troubling and caused by severe health imbalance. More commonly, women have told me they are worried about something that sounds simple but is disabling nonetheless: chronic fatigue. Women ask, “Why am I so tired all the time?”

Parenting

My friend Becky lives in Virginia. She has three grown children—two sons and a daughter—and three grandchildren with a fourth on the way. I have known her for most of my adult life and have always been impressed by her consistent imperturbable patience in the face of parental challenges.

Consciousness in Poetry and Prose

This poem by writer and professor Sasha Kamini Parmasad gives us a delightful description of an experience that, though at first it may seem abstract and distant from us, is well within the reach of all of us. In this article I want to explore that experience with you and its immense value far beyond the beauty of its expression.

Percilla Herrera: A Passion for Helping Girls and Women Thrive

Percilla Herrera is a soft-spoken but dynamic young woman with a passion for helping girls and women thrive. Her insights into the challenges that women experience were sparked in her youth. The oldest of six children, she was raised by her single mother in an underserved neighborhood of Los Angeles.