It doesn’t matter how you ended 2016, I think we can all agree that it was a rough year. At the end of a particularly brutal – and for some heartbreaking – political cycle, many women felt a range of emotions from fear to desperation and hopelessness. As a result, the prospect of a new
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Overcoming a 20-year eating disorder was just one step Ragan O’Reilly Thomson took on her path to become the loving, compassionate and intuitive healer and Transformational Life Coach she is today. Ragan has recently partnered with her mother Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, to present Mother-Daughter workshops in Santa Barbara, CA. She also conducts couples counseling with
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I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a tough year – from the never-ending political cycle, to terror attacks, Zika, Brexit, Syria, shootings and a variety of natural and man-made disasters – it’s safe to assume our collective nerves are shot. However, the New Year could, and probably should, offer us all
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By Laura E. Adkins, Contributing Network Editor, Jewish Daily Forward I have nothing profound to say on this day after the 2016 General Election, but here are some things we can all do that will make a difference. Call your mother, tell her that you love her and that no, all her work was not
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When it comes to advancing in the workplace, it turns out women may be “leaning in” without getting very far, according Women in the Workplace 2016, a new report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org. The report finds that women are less likely than men to receive the first critical promotion to manager—so far fewer
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‘Tis the season for many of us to begin feeling SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder usually starts when the days get shorter in October and turns into pervasive fatigue by late December and January. It was called “the winter blues” before it became a recognized disorder in the 1980s. Now, medical and mental health professionals recognize
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“Tonight’s victory is not about one person. It belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible.” – Hillary Clinton Regardless of where you stand politically, you have to agree that history was made when the Associated Press called the Democratic nomination for Hillary Clinton, making her the
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Like many women in business, Joanna L.Krotz enjoyed her tenure as a top editor in media markets,but felt unfulfilled. While she saw herself as a change-agent, corporate bosses saw her as a troublemaker. Change was allowed, even sought after, but not too much. She learned not to rock the boat of the male-driven corporate system
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Everywhere you look, women are changing the face of leadership. Why? Because they are tired of waiting. They want to see gender parity in leadership in their lifetimes. At the current pace, this will not happen until 2095. Some powerful leaders of today’s women’s movement are gathering in Santa Barbara April 19-21 to help bring
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Being able to work well with others is a standard requirement for most jobs today. But a new study suggests that women do not get their fair share of credit for group work, especially when they work with men. This study – reported by Harvard Business Review – looks primarily at women in academia and
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