It takes a lot of making bad decisions and learning from them, speaking poorly to someone, writing the wrong email, or saying no to something when you probably should have said yes. But when you don’t fully trust yourself you rely on advice from the outside of you, and it’s our inner self that truly knows which way to steer the ship.

A really cool thing ... about creating Women Living Better for others, it helped me know that my experience was normal. Even the words others shared on the site about their experiences, helped me better explain what I was experiencing.

As a child, I was not aware of the war in Europe or ongoing attacks in the area or how dangerous my surroundings were, because my parents and brothers were protecting me. I didn’t know any of that. The bomb shelter was my playground. I was a little girl playing in a bomb shelter with my friends and that was normal life at the time.

At its root, storytelling is about leaving a legacy. It is about not being forgotten.

The Peoples’ Advocate (unable to advocate for herself)

Hang on, let me overthink this: Gendered Pronouns

Advocacy Begins Within

Dr. Angela Aslami has been practicing gynecology and obstetrics for more than 2 decades. We spoke with her twice this year to get the story of why she wants to “shout from the rooftops” about functional medicine. We met a strong woman who comes from a line of strong women. A self-taught feminist and activist from her days as a young student.

Cheryl Ryan Chan is a change agent. A mom with a mission. A woman who crowd-sourced anger and used it as a tool for accountability. She figured, if the courts are going to fail to protect her son with intellectual disabilities from his abuser, then she’s going to have to just change the law. If you want something done right...

In 1984, Australian mom, Debbie, and American mom, Janet, started chatting in the line of a food court at a suburban shopping mall. It’s been 40 years, hundreds of letters, dozens of trips around the world, and a connection that defines their lives.

After beating cancer at age 40, Cathy McGrath was determined to add a bit of dignity back into the painful and restrictive treatment. So she asked herself, “What would Jackie Onassis do?”