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Mona Sinha: Demands Equality Now for Women and Girls

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Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Substack| Spotify | YouTube https://youtu.be/e7Jj23Hv_Mc Mona Sinha: Demands Equality Now for Women and Girls Welcome to Smart, Amazing Conversations with Dr. Nancy, a podcast that examines the stories of life and leadership for smart, amazing women (and men). Each episode features powerful conversations with people who are changing the world and making a […]

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The Time We Have Reminds Us How Precious Life Is

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In her book, The Time We Have: Essays on Pandemic Living, Michele Weldon creates a mood of vulnerable contemplation about herself, the people she loves, and the environment COVID created that left us forever changed. Whether you read books to journey to a far-off land, seek inspirational words, learn something new, or cozy up with

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Long Term Effects of Sexual Assault

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We know that sexual assault and harassment is psychologically traumatizing to the victim. As we have just witnessed in the recent Congressional hearings, these psychological effects are long lasting. Our understanding of the impact, however, continues to expand. A new study released last week shows that the trauma many victims feel is not limited to

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Making Work Safer for All Women

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Every day the headlines reveal another scandal, as yet another brave woman shares her story and detailing male behaviors – including sexual abuse, predatory behavior or inappropriate sexual contact – that have typically gone unpunished. As women stand up in numbers, and people pay attention, it becomes impossible for their alleged harassers to brush them

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Women Gain Power Through Our Stories

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by Dr. Nancy O’Reilly When I tell my story, I find a connection with other women that is so close I feel like something magical occurs. We connect through our shared truth, and the hardships and traumatic events of life that made us grow and push past the barriers that held us back. Once we

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Finding New Purpose after Nearly Dying

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As an  award winning public relations professional and successful small business development consultant, Nancy Michaels’ life was perfect on the outside and crumbling on the inside. With a marriage on the rocks and an ongoing illness that had progressed for eight months, Nancy was  hit by a health tsunami. A virus caught during surgery entered

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How to Rebuild Your Strength and Recover After A Crisis

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Well-meaning people will say, “Pull yourself together,”  but how exactly can you do that when you feel shattered and exhausted by what you’ve been through? I’ve spent a lot of time helping people cope with the aftermath of crisis and devastating trauma, and I know it isn’t easy. But I have observed some common threads

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Protect Yourself from Abuse

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Domestic violence is a widespread problem that occurs among all ages, genders, races, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic groups. What is the Extent of a Domestic Abuse Problem? Nearly 2 million women are battered annually and more likely than men to be murdered as the result of domestic violence. Approximately 2 million children annually are seriously

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