Auvyonna Graydon co-founded her business, Tranquil LLC, at 21, while working at Whole Foods. She nurtured it—and her bank account—while she worked at the Florida Department of Revenue. Now, at just 27, she’s declared her independence and made the leap to dedicating herself full-time to...
By Elliott Potter My father was a flawed man. As it turns out, so am I. For this pair of Potters, however, the impacts of our imperfections on fatherhood proved a stark contrast. I came out ahead. My son and I share the kind of bond that became...
By Reverend Angel L. Sullivan One of the worst parts of my call as an ordained minister serving as a chaplain is to look a parent in the face as I stand with the doctor when he or she says, "I am sorry. I...
By Sylvie Griffiths I had my first child back in 2005, and, in all of the lessons I learned in that year of firsts, I realized that parenting is a balancing act. Balancing multiple relationships: kids, significant other, friends and co-workers—all simultaneously. Balancing working or...
By Elliott and Jake Potter HERStory contributor Elliott Potter shares many connections with his son Jake–a love of athletics, journalism degrees from the same college and a passion for music. Now they’re also bonded by challenges in the development of Jake's 3-year-old son, Landon. ...
By Elliott Potter Here's a diagnosis of some of the problems ailing America's politics right now, though in no way is this comparison meant to diminish the medical ailments that plague millions. Attention deficiencies, often accompanied by hyperactivity, are shredding our abilities to function as a body...
By Elliott Potter Music has influenced personal transformation for centuries, even millennia. The evidence has been heard in churches and bars, in concert halls and cheap headsets, in jetliners and automobiles. Sometimes the transformation inspired by song is revolutionary; just as often, it is evolutionary. The connections between...