What Makes You Strong?
As mentors, we frequently ask our girls to reflect on themselves and tell us what makes them strong. It’s good practice for them to apply...
Finding the "I" in Mentoring
“I have the same skin color or ethnicity as the girls I mentor” is a phrase that has been in the forefront of my mind over the past few...
Dear Helen...
Helen is back again to answer your questions! She is always looking for more mentors to help so make sure you comment your questions,...
10 Life Lessons I've Learned from Leslie Knope
One thing that will become painfully obvious about me should you try to engage me in a conversation about Netflix is that I don’t watch...
Enable the Tinkerbell Voices
Yesterday I experienced something unexpected. I was meeting with a group of representatives from a corporate sponsor of Strong Women,...
To Do List: Read Books About Boss Ladies
As most of my friends know, I love books. If you go to my apartment, you will see that I have too little space for too many books (and...
10 Things I Am Grateful For This Week
I am so tired. My voice is shot, and has been for two days---my shoulders are sore, my feet hurt, and I haven’t had a moment to myself in...
Ask Helen: Real-World Advice for the Modern Mentor
This post is the first in our weekly column Ask Helen: Real-World Advice for the Modern Mentor. Some weeks this column will be in an...