Recently, Meghan Markle made headlines for dating Prince Harry. TV audiences have known for years that she’s one of the stars of the hit show, Suits. With the new spotlight on her because of her relationship with royalty, many of trolled her because she is[…]
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I must admit when I first heard about Kanye West’s recent onstage rants I was thinking to myself, “Here he goes again. He’s talking about all sorts of crazy stuff without really thinking it through.” After all, he has a history of going on very[…]
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The holidays are time when people celebrate family. However for some people it can be a time that is lonely, stressful or painful. Sometimes thanking someone in your life might be the greatest thing you can do to save someone’s life. However I don’t think[…]
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At the American Music Awards, Selena Gomez won the award for pop/rock female artist and took that opportunity to give the most meaningful speech. She is our EMPOWER Star of the Week for encouraging substance over style and opening up about her own physical and[…]
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It’s been a long and brutal election. You may feel completely dejected if your candidate or a bill or a measure you backed just lost. You invested all this time and energy into fighting for something you believe in and now you feel like all[…]
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Actress, Mila Kunis, is our Empower Star of the Week for standing up to sexism prevalent in Hollywood and society in general. She penned a powerful piece on A Plus that calls out people who have threatened her career because she was unwilling to compromise[…]
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I was driving my daughter to pre-school and as we drove by some homes with Halloween decorations, she exclaimed, “Ooh, that’s scary!” There’s a lot of things that scare her now. She recently declared she was scared of “goose,” which perplexed me until I realized[…]
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The American Psychological Association (APA) conducted a survey and found that 52% of American adults indicated that the 2016 is a “very or somewhat significant source of stress.” The use of social media according to APA is contributing to increased stress as people read hostile[…]
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To round out Suicide Prevention Month, here is the last of our 3 PSAs as part of the #IFEELALIVE campaign about women & suicide prevention. It is startling to discover that more women attempt suicide than men, though men succeed more than women. It is[…]
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This week’s EMPOWER Star is changing the world one hug at a time. I came across Ken Nwadike, Jr. when people on Facebook shared videos of him hugging both police officers and protesters during the recent tumultuous Charlotte protests. Nwadike, who is African-American, was playing[…]
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