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4 Organizations Helping Women Take Control of Their Reproductive Rights

June 24, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Nearly 50 years after Roe V. Wade, legalized abortion remains one of the most divisive social issues in the United States. In the first five months of 2019, 15 states passed bans on various forms of abortion, despite protest and outcry from women’s advocacy groups and the larger medical community to stop the bans. Most […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: activism, charity, reproductive health

11 Helpful Tips for Optimizing Postpartum Nutrition, Recovery, and Healing

June 7, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

The postpartum period is one of life’s most truly challenging phases. Postpartum nutrition– aka nutrition during the first 40 days after delivering a baby– plays a huge role in how well new moms heal and prepare their bodies for this next critical phase of nurturing and developing along with their baby. Thus, it’s worth paying […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Cool Ideas Tagged With: books, gut health, pregnancy

What To Do After A Car Break-In in San Francisco

May 28, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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If you’ve landed on this post you’ve most likely just become the victim of a car break-in in San Francisco. My condolences. Scroll the list below to follow the steps for what you should do next. *** Unfortunately, car break-ins are not at all uncommon in SF; in fact, experiencing a “smash and grab” is […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Travel Well Tagged With: California

How Climate Change Affects Mental Health

September 20, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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For all the endless chatter surrounding Climate Change, not much of the global conversation has centered on the connection between Climate Change and mental health. The psychological impacts of a warming world might seem intuitive, and rightly so.  But on a personal and macro level, changing habitats and unpredictable weather patterns have had a universally […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Cool Ideas Tagged With: advocacy, culture, video

Understanding Black Stress: Read Fast Company’s Sobering Article

September 1, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Fast Company recently published a short, powerful article on the gap of black stress that’s worth reading– especially if you want to be a better mental health ally. “We’re in a terrible position because we don’t control what is necessary to change the circumstances that will alleviate our own stress,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Life Coaching Tagged With: advocacy, stress

Michelle Obama Is Dealing with “Low Grade Depression,” Too

August 6, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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In the latest episode of the new Michelle Obama Podcast, the former First Lady said she is currently battling “some form of low-grade depression.” “Not just because of quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting,” she said on […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Life Coaching Tagged With: culture, depression, getting to know yourself, self image

7 Organizations Fighting for Racial Justice in America

June 2, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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These 5 trusted, highly-regarded organizations are fighting for critical racial justice in America. Many of the below nonprofits use PayPal as a donation platform, though others accept checks or payments over the phone. We encourage you to donate to as many of them as you can. All of these organizations are vetted by third parties, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Life Coaching Tagged With: advocacy, charity

How To Support Healthcare Workers Fighting COVID-19

March 30, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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If you’re worried about healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 on the front lines of the outbreak, here’s what you can do to help. 1 – Stay Home If You Are Sick. Call your doctor immediately if you are experiencing symptoms like cough, fever, or sore throat. They will give you further instruction. (But most health care […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: advocacy

Donate Here to Help Australia’s Wildfire Relief Efforts

January 7, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

At the time of this writing, Australia’s crippling wildfires have scorched millions of acres of land in the wake of a massive, nation-wide conflagration that has been raging since October. According to the New York Times, at least 24 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed. Additionally, more than 450 million animals […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: activism, charity, disaster relief, wildfires

Watch Barack Obama Call Out “Woke” Culture: “That’s Not Activism”

November 6, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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Barack Obama recently sat down with actress and activist Yara Shahidi to discuss “woke culture” and activism in the age of social media. The conversation below took place at the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit on Tuesday. In a particularly candid moment, the 44th President spoke out against the pernicious “call out culture” that has taken […]

Filed Under: Advocacy Tagged With: activism, video

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