“As long as I can remember I have never liked Mother’s Day,” says Alison Hunsicker, a full-time homemaker and caregiver to her disabled husband, with four children, ages seventeen to thirty-two. “Even when I communicate my expectations to my partner and our children, the day falls short. The worst year resulted in me yelling, “I hate this f’ing family!“ and leaving in my car to be by myself for hours. I wonder why it is so difficult to just acknowledge the huge contribution I make as a wife and mother?”…
Read MoreAnyone who provides critical services to the public has a tough job. The hours are long and the work, grueling. The last few years, the pandemic has required essential workers to risk their mental and physical health to care for us in extreme circumstances, and they are stretched beyond their limits. We’ve interviewed some essential workers in education and healthcare to get a peek at their Santa’s wish lists this year…
Read MoreJenny Galluzzo is an agent for change. Her company, The Second Shift, empowers women through work — by connecting them with meaningful, ethical, and diverse jobs.. The company tagline “making work, work for women” is an apt one because it is precisely what Jenny is all about: cultivating careers while advocating for equality in the workplace. In this interview, this inspiring entrepreneur sits down with SEAM founder Amy Cohen Epstein to discuss her experience cultivating this important network as well as her previous life as a journalist.
Read MoreMarcia Cross is perhaps best known for her role on Desperate Housewives but her work educating men and women about HPV has become a crucial force in the cancer prevention community. We sat down with the actress, activist, and and all-around inspiration to discuss her experience with anal cancer, its stigmas, and how the medical community needs to evolve in order to save lives
Read MoreDr. Lynda Roman is the busiest woman we know. Right now she serves as the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Director of Research, and the Fellowship Program Director at USC. We are honored to have Dr. Roman share her brilliance with us in an exclusive interview delving into the state of the world and women's cancers…
Read MoreSkin cancer remains the number one cancer worldwide and 9,500 Americans are diagnosed with it every day. It is also a cancer that is largely preventable…
Read MoreBeyond Yoga makes the softest, most durable yoga and loungewear, but it is the inclusive, spiritual focus that founder, Jodi Guber Brufsky, brings to her business that we find most inspiring…
Read MoreIn the early spring of 1974, life was blooming anew. Roses and gardenias were budding in our Palm Springs backyard, our dog Penny gave birth to a litter of puppies, and my mom went away to the hospital and emerged with a baby…
Read MoreMy mom, Lynne Cohen, was a friend to all. Truly. Even in the midst of the battle that would eventually take her life, she catalyzed change…
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