“It Takes a Village” — Why We Need Each Other

I’ve always been one to lean into community spaces. Perhaps it was my being raised in a big family of…

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The Challenges of Making Friends as a New Mother

When I became a mother I was younger than most mom’s around town. I signed up for my prenatal yoga…

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Women’s Gatherings Create Transformation

I’ve always loved gathering with women. When I was younger it was slumber parties. Of course, we weren’t quite women…

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My School Experience and the Identity I Left Behind

I really didn’t care for junior high school nor high school. It felt like everyone changed when we were thrown…

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Education, Coaching, and Accountability

When I first began going to college, I took mostly the classes I was interested in. Some of them were…

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The Phoenix—How I Became A Working Woman and A Mom

When I graduated from high school, I moved to Santa Cruz.I had been driving over the hill between San Jose…

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