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A Legacy of Greatness

I stand on the shoulders of all the women who have come before me – my aunties, my grandparents— And celebrate a legacy of greatness. I have a responsibility to use everything I have learned in my career and my … Continue reading

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Free Spirit

You’re made up of equal parts courage and fear. You’re brave enough to start any old task that pops into your overactive mind but too afraid to finish one godforsaken project. You balk at the notion that if one door … Continue reading

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Risk

Ask yourself what the risks are of prompting some hard conversations, versus the risks of staying quiet as the situation gets worse…We can move, or we can stand still. We can act, or we can stand by. But no matter … Continue reading

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Stories

RS: You talk a lot about the importance of sharing our stories. Why’s that? BP: People’s hearts and minds are changed by storytelling. They’re changed by hearing other people’s experiences. If you don’t have access to seeing someone else’s lived experience, … Continue reading

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Reconnecting with Ourselves

When we’re weighed down by the heaviness of feeling alone, it can be hard to even think about conjuring up the energy to be connective, much less actually reach out to others. But we can start small by making little … Continue reading

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