From The Players’ Tribune authored by Kevin Love: “On November 5th, right after halftime against the Hawks, I had a panic attack. It came out of nowhere. I’d never had one before. I didn’t even know if they were real. But it was real — as real as a broken hand or a sprained ankle. […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
SuperShe Island: Women-only luxury retreat opening in Finland
From CNN authored by Francesca Street: “Did you watch hit movie “Wonder Woman” and daydream about escaping to her home, the female-only island of Themyscira? That dream could soon become a reality: entrepreneur Kristina Roth has created SuperShe Island, a private retreat off the coast of Finland where no men are allowed. Roth says her aim is […]
Girls, Young Women Take The Lead With Power To Change The World
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “’In a century from now, in a history text book, I want 2018 to be known for the year that teenagers rocked the nation,’ writes “Kyra,” a student on Twitter with 71,000 followers. Particularly in the past few weeks, young women are expressing their power to influence […]
She Exposed the Discrimination in College Sports Before Title IX. Now She’s a Women’s History Month Honoree
From TIME authored by Olivia B Waxman: “With March marking both March Madness and Women’s History Month, it’s a fitting time to look back at how far women’s sports have come since President Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law on June 23, 1972, as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. But, though many know Title IX best […]
Firsts Women Who are Changing the World
From TIME presented by Ford: ‘She broke the glass ceiling.’ “What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There she is up where the air is thin, where men still outnumber women, but where the altitude is awesome. Our goal with Firsts, […]
Celebrate International Women’s Day With Action Today Aimed For A Fair Future
From Take the Lead authored by Michele Weldon: “How will you mark International Women’s Day? We suggest spending March 8 and all week celebrating women’s economic, political, cultural and societal contributions globally by seeing where we are, where we need to go and determining how you can take the lead to get there. CBS reports […]
Mom Owned Law Firm Interview with Alisa D. Wilkes
From My Shingle.com: “February brings more Mom-Owned Law Firm Profiles — where we celebrate mom lawyers who have chosen to own, not loan their talent. Today, we feature Alisa D. Wilkes one of the owners of Wilkes & Mee in Jacksonville, Florida. Wilkes is an example of the proverb that it’s never too late: Wilkes didn’t even […]
Why Women (Really) Leave Law Firms
From LinkedIn authored by Kathi Vidal: “Late last night I was energized and inspired to write this article: “It’s Not What You Think: Why Collaborative, Inclusive Environments Give You Energy”. Now it is 4:28 am and I woke with an idea. I woke thinking I should thank my own firm’s leadership for creating such an inclusive environment. And […]
This Is Why Your Wife Is Stressed Out (Spoiler Alert: It Might Be You)
From Huffington Post authored by Brittany Wong: “Five months ago, mom and writer Cameron Reeves Poynter shared a heartfelt essay on Facebook about the invisible work she does for her family. “I am the keeper. I am the keeper of schedules. Of practices, games, and lessons. Of projects, parties, and dinners. Of appointments and homework assignments,” she wrote, before […]
The Psychological Link Between Trauma And Work Addiction
From Thrive Global authored by Drake Baer: “Addiction is usually thought of in terms of substances: alcohol, cocaine, opioids. But according to Dr. Gabor Maté, author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, it can take less obvious—and more socially condoned—forms, like work, wealth and status. To Maté, addiction has its roots in […]
