Cait & Nancy
Kristie Raymond knows talent, she knows influence, and she knows how creative minds work when they tell us a story about their brand. Kristie knows that authenticity continually excluded the very real and present disability community.
When did we forget that kids need to participate in the choices we make for them? And how do we remind everyone that these life lessons came from teachers in community arts?
In full fight mode, this survivor was not going back into silence. Kathy learned advocacy on the ground, on the phone, with her pen, her voice, and her story.
Jen Newberg knows three things for sure: Grief has no manual, life has no playbook, and people need people who “get it.”
Keisha Greaves is a Chronically Ill Badass
More Than Words shows system-involved youth how to create oppourtunity for themselves and gain stability
On the clock or on the weekend, Kelly is taking care of her neighbors. And yours. And mine.
By the sheer blessings that I have, I was born in a place where I can survive. But I remind myself that I could very well be that person who needs help.
We learn in our formative years to hand-pick our circle of friends and stick with the ones who allow us to be raw and authentic.
Bobbie’s Kinship support groups provide circles of support to grandparents raising their grandchildren and aunts and uncles raising their nieces and nephews
Melissa Kaye and her family honor Joshua’s caring spirit through Joshua Kaye Foundation, whose mission is to empower youth to give back to their communities through acts of service.
Amanda Durante’s mission is to Empower Foster Children and build their confidence with The Wandering Heart Project
Jayd Rodrigues and Shavon Drayton discuss why early childhood education should not be a privilege.
Kenzie Blackwell talks about the impact on a girl who misses school because she doesn’t have access to a tampon.
Cheryl Ryan Chan will use her rage to fight for the rights of the disabled
Allyson Spellman makes a career of emboldening women to use their strengths for good. The Advocacy Issue was a natural collaboration for this busy mom, actress, Telly Award winner, motivational speaker, philanthropist, JTV host, vegan, animal rights activist, and entrepreneur.
Our conversation with Dr. Aslami invited a raw Q&A about her heritage and her ethnicity in the middle of a discussion about her medical practice. My questions were met with grace and guidance by Dr. Aslami. As an Editor, my questions were driven by a desire to learn her full story. As a woman, my questions were driven by my desire to learn about the world “right up the road” and into which I hope to be invited.
For Ilana Pavlotsky and Briana Tautiva, the war in Ukraine is a personal nightmare. Being a bystander is not an option. Doing something to help is in their blood and their family history.
Nicole Gambino is an executive function coach based on Boston’s South Shore. her clients are often misunderstood, a feeling Nicole could relate to until she found a functional formula that changes a student to a warrior.
UnBroken tells the story of the seven Weber siblings who evaded death at the hands of the Nazis and escaped Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a German farmer, the children spent two years alone in war-torn Germany. Beth Lane is the daughter of the youngest Weber.
Fashion insider Libby Andrew knows that sometimes the best way to tell our stories is to first try on an image. Using fashion as a pen, her fashion camp teaches kids how to dress up and then write the story.
