Happy International Women’s Day 2019! Sisterhood Agenda celebrates the beauty, complexity, and power of our womanhood each and every day.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2019
HISTORY
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day 2019. According to the United Nation’s website, the first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States on the 28th of February in 1909.
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A healing space is uplifting and empowering. It is a wonderful place to be alone or with like-minded others.
Why and where do women and girls gather?
If you have girl power programs, Sister Circles, or other women’s empowerment activities, you know that you need a physical space where these activities take place.
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Use this ocean meditation video to calm you, soothe and comfort you at any time when you would like to balance yourself for health and emotional well-being.
Studies show that the sound of ocean waves like those featured in this ocean meditation reduces blood pressure and aid in healing processes,
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When you make friends, you help your mental health A LOT.
Having friends and spending quality time with them helps to prevent social isolation and depression. What is one of the best ways to make friends? Find your sisterhood tribe!
Your sisterhood tribe are the women who support and care about you,
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THE CONNECTION
ACEs and women often go hand-in-hand. Women experience more trauma than men. These traumas too often mirror the experiences of a childhood fraught with the same. ACEs are Adverse Childhood Experiences that put all of us at risk, particularly women of color.
ROUGH CHILDHOODS
Why? ACEs are traumatic experiences (for example,
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When sexual assault makes the headlines, it can result in a mass triggering among sexual assault victims and survivors.
When Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before Congress on Thursday, September 27, 2018, a major energy shift occurred, particularly among the women watching. Dr. Ford’s testimony was not only believed,
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We need suicide prevention for girls to help girls build resilience.
Sometimes, life can feel like it is too much to handle, especially for young girls. Teenage girls are often overwhelmed by traumatic hardships and may not see a better day. Suicide may be something that they think about,
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There are at least 8 essential oils you need for everyday life. Essential oils and Epsom salts have played an important part in holistic healing for a variety of different cultures over centuries. All around the globe people were discovering the benefits of using essential oils for; medicine, cosmetics, and religious services.
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Learning how to raise a feminist child is an important parenting skill.
As a parent, are you raising a feminist child? Do you want to?
Chimananda Ngozi Adichie is learning how to raise a feminist child and teaching us simultaneously. We could all learn with her,
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Many people may not realize that ACEs put women of color at risk.
THE CONNECTION
Studies confirm that women of color experience racism, sexism, regular harassment, and assault. Black women are particularly affected by these daily experiences and experience great stress as a result. These traumas are not new and too often mirror the experiences of a childhood fraught with the same.
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