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10 Conscious Risks You Can Take For Greater Inner Strength

10 Conscious Risks You Can Take For Greater Inner Strength By Guy Finley Has there ever been a time in your life — a period of real self-enriching growth — that wasn’t…

The Restore Me Journal by ALEGNAMEDIA AND CONNECTED WOMAN MAGAZINE

Get Your “Restore Me” Journal Today! ($21 Hardcover)

Every Woman needs to take time to replenish her self-love, restore her joy and recharge. She needs to connect with her authentic self, heal her wounds and restore herself back to her…

Six Tips to Help You Stay Sane in a Crazy World

Six Tips to Help You Stay Sane in a Crazy World By Paula McDade The world is experiencing so much turmoil and pain right now. I wanted to give you a few…

First Lady Michelle Obama and Talk Show Host/Comedian Ellen Visit CVS

The First Lady, Ellen, Boxed Wine and a Rash

Now, you know anything with Ellen is bound to be hilarious and she did not disappoint in a recent episode where she and First Lady Michelle Obama took a trip to a…

CWM : A Beautiful Vessel Interview / Photography by Bella Navi Photography LLC

A Beautiful Vessel

A Beautiful Vessel – An Interview with Emily Anne Hesse Emily Anne Hesse is a photographer and mother with a heart for growth, giving and God.  While she spends her days capturing…

Radiance W. Harris

WHO IS SHE? – Radiance W. Harris

Radiance W. Harris started her legal career at one of the world’s largest law firms where she counseled and represented Fortune 200 companies on all aspects of trademark law, copyright law, and…

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9 Surprising Foods To Pair With Chocolate

9 Surprising Foods To Pair With Chocolate   9 Surprising Foods To Pair With Chocolate By Lara Rouse Can’t decide on the food you want to serve at your party? Chocolate is…

Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin Psy.D

WHO IS SHE? – Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin Psy.D

Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin Psy.D is a psychoanalyst, author and speaker specializing in weight, body image and disordered eating, with a successful clinical practice in Los Angeles. In addition to helping patients who…

Will we spend our lives in mere dreams of winning a limitless life, or will we do the inner- work of awakening from this dream? Photo by Danielle Marroquin

Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life

Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life By Guy Finley I can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to…

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Why Am I Here?

Why Am I Here? by Dr. Barbara L. Swinney Jemiah, my younger daughter, is a precocious, witty, nine year old who makes me laugh and just amazes me with some of the…

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How to Ensure Consistency in Training

How to Ensure Consistency in Training     How to Ensure Consistency in Training By Deborah Laurel When we conduct training for employees throughout our organization or for customers in different locations,…

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Athletics, Black Hair and Why It’s An Issue

The internet has been buzzing with talk about Gabrielle Douglas’ hair …again. A few years back the same negativity and chatter was generated over the care or what some felt, “The lack…

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WHO IS SHE? – Triena Deniese

Triena Deniese is the Founder of Circa88, a “lifestyle platform that exclusively caters to curvy women.” Based in Atlanta, GA, this southern belle took her career in public relations and marketing (she…

WHO IS SHE? – Angela Rye

Angela Rye is Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies. She is a CNN Political Commentator and NPR Political Analyst. She has been featured as an influential politico, lawyer, and advocate by several…

COACHES WHO ROCK : DEMETRA MOORE

COACHES WHO ROCK! FEATURES DEMETRA MOORE Demetra Moore has been my coach who rocks for the past two years! I remember the first speech I heard Ms. Moore speak on the Live…

How to Grow Emotionally

  How to Grow Emotionally By Julie Burns Higgins Certain events or comments can be a catalyst for some soul-searching, and there is nothing wrong with recognizing that you need a mild…

CWM ARTICLE COMMON ROADBLOCKS

Common Roadblocks for Women

CWM put out the call for help on overcoming some common obstacles for women and Life Coaches Charlene Feathers and Queirra Fenderson  answered the call and offered some awesome ways to get…

Tierra Destiny Reid

WHO IS SHE? – Tierra Destiny Reid

Tierra Destiny Reid is a grateful mother of two, and an innovative trailblazer in retail, entrepreneurship, and women’s empowerment. The author of the revolutionary empowerment guide ‘The Power of Peace in a…

WHO IS SHE?- Kimberly Jones Pothier

Kimberly Jones Pothier is a highly sought-after conference speaker, life coach and mentor. As a true worshiper, her heart’s desire is to lead others to the very heart of God. Her willingness…

Essential Self Care

Essential Self-Care

Essential Self-Care By Paula G In times like these, self-care is essential. At the time of this writing, our country is in a state of turmoil. Regardless of the justification or lack…

11 PR Person or Assistant Blunders That Make You Look Bad

Now PR PEOPLE and ASSISTANT EXTRADIONAIRES and those that hire them, get out your pen and paper and let’s evaluate the topic at hand. If you have more than 5 checkmarks at…

WHO IS SHE? – Jeannette Kaplun

Jeannette Kaplun is a mom of two, wife ,journalist, presenter of TV, writer and founder of Hispanic Global . This Latin bilingual lover of sunsets and hater of Chamomile tea and fake…

WHO IS SHE? – Melody Robinson Wright

Melody Robinson Wright, is the founder of Being Melody (formerly Cosmetically Challenged), your one-stop shop for Beauty, Fashion, Health and Lifestyle topics and Broke on Purpose. Melody is a suburban Philadelphia-based southern…

Shades of She : Meiko Drew

Kansas City by way of San Diego native, Meiko Drew is a full-time blogger who retired happily from corporate America and launched Cookin with Meiko in 2011. After refocusing and returning to…

Why a Little Black Dress is Always on Trend

Why Little Black Dress is Always on Trend A universal trendy weapon and a stylish classic, the LBD is always there when you need it. Dating back to famous combinations Audrey Hepburn…

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Shades of She : Tyree Elaine

Her video series, “Women Over (insert age here) videos are spot on. If you can’t find yourself in one of those pivotal decade marking ages like 30 and 40 then you must…

Comedian Christinee Porter / Ms. Shirleen.

Shades of She : Christinee Porter

My first experience with Comedian Christinee Porter was with her character Ms. Shirleen. There was a lot going on that week. Racial Divide. Alton and Philando. Dallas. Everything. I had been probably…

CWM : Embrace Your Differences

Loving Jesus, Freedom, Comedy and Getting Served

CWM : Embrace Your Differences Now you know this title will be followed by pure comedy. So if you are overly religious and bathe daily in holy oil then this isn’t for…

Race Relations : A Mothers Chat

Race Relations at Home: A Mother’s Chat

You can’t get away from it. It’s on the news. In your neighborhoods. Saturated across social media. And now you need to talk to your children. About race. About diversity. About differences.…

A Ray of Melanin Sunshine

Are you a creative woman of color who likes to see women like herself in front of and behind the camera? More images of people who look like you on movie and…

WHO IS SHE? – Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott, internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer, and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education, exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is, an irrational class…

Paula G Embraces Every Seasons of Life

Seasoned…….with a Little Salt and Pepper

We must play the hand of life that we have been dealt. So that got me to thinking about my current season in life. No doubt, some of you are in the…

CWM WOMAN IN DEEP THOUGHT

Want Your Life to Go Higher?…Go D.E.E.P.E.R.!

Want your life to go higher? Then you have to go D.E.E.P.E.R. This revelation slapped me right in the forehead early one Christmas morning as my friend illuminated the pits of a…

Increase your Reading this Weekend

Are you looking for some new additions to your Kindle this weekend? Check out these picks and get your read on!

The Hand You Have Been Dealt

A life happens, you have to play the hand you have been dealt and play it to the best of your ability. A life lesson learned very early in life. I had…

CWM SUCCESS TO SIGNIFCANCE

From Success to Significance

I was determined not to be like her. Working all day as a maid (THE HELP) and still attending to daddy’s every need. She’d cook his dinner and express deliver it to…

WHO IS SHE? – Carol Sankar

  Carol Sankar is an international high level R&D business consultant & real estate investment expert who focuses on strategic implementation strategies to assist today’s established business owners and high level executives.…