05 Jul How to Identify Female Mentors

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Mentorship has always played an important role in personal and career development, especially for women. Having a strong female mentor can provide guidance, support, and a shared understanding of the unique challenges that women face in the workplace. However, finding someone to guide you can...

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02 Mar Helping Children Flourish

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By Elliott Potter Dawn Rochelle grew up in Onslow County in southeastern North Carolina, in the impact zone of a prominent military presence. The county's demographics are shaped by Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, a sprawling installation where young service members train on land, in the...

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19 Feb Finding Her Passion In Art

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  By Anna M.A. Stracey It is easy to be mesmerized by Marcy Paini’s magnetism, creativity and intelligence. She is truly an artist, channeling her life experiences into her amazing multimedia works. Over the years, her style has transformed from minimalist paintings on canvas to photography to...

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13 Nov Grateful in My Purpose

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  Dotti Groover-Skipper is grateful for her upbringing. “I was raised to find gratitude in everything, even in the storm. You know, ‘Learn how to dance in the rain’—because that’s not so bad.” Her father was the outreach director for their church, and he was, she said,...

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11 Nov Grateful for Finding the Right Path

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  Makissa Lewis is a female U.S. Army veteran committed to supporting other females leaving military service and settling in Florida, which has the nation’s second-largest population of female veterans. “I don’t want any other female to feel how I felt,” she said. “Lost.” In 2004, when Lewis...

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13 Oct Continuing a Line of Strong Female Entrepreneurs

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Karen Rae, a 49-year-old single mother of two-daughters and businesswoman, teared up as she recited the lyrics of her late grandmother’s song, “Where in the World Have We Been?” Written more than a half-century ago, it’s still incredibly relevant today:   “In circles of life we...

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06 Oct From Cancer to Queen

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By Candi Bryan Any time I get to share my story, I look at it as an opportunity to save another woman’s life. The fact that I am here to tell my story is a miracle. I am a walking miracle. God gave me a second chance...

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10 Sep A Safe Place of Their Own

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Tina Levene has made a name for herself as a clean comedienne, five-time author and motivational public speaker. She is polished, confident, energetic, passionate and dynamic—and, at 45, she is 22 years into her recovery journey. “It’ll be 23 years in January 2021, which I...

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02 Jul Friends & Acquaintances

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    By Anna M.A. Stracey Talking about who is or is not a friend isn’t a comfortable thing. On Facebook the kid we went to middle school with but we haven’t spoken to in 30-plus years is our friend because we can see sweet pictures of their...

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22 Jan Coming Full Circle

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By Jennifer Wilson I graduated college with a B.S. in Communications and a concentration in Broadcast Communications. While pursuing my degree I worked for a real estate agent, helping to market his listings. I had no real knowledge of or experience in “public relations,” yet that’s...

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