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I learned a long time ago to plan for the best but also to be a realist and prepare for the worst. The health challenges I’ve had since early in…
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- Donna Wilson
As a nurse, I had always been interested in the importance of movement and exercise for patients. The idea was reinforced when I began working with cancer patients at
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- Gretchen Beidl
I moved to New York City from a small town in Oklahoma when I was 18 because I thought I wanted to be in theater. I was drawn to
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- MaryAnn Anselmo
In 2012, I was at the height of my career, headlining at Chico’s House of Jazz; a premiere venue in New Jersey for jazz artists. It was a sold-out
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- Catherine Grace O’Connell
Every woman has a story in her heart. She deserves a voice to share that story. As a young child, I was silenced by sexual abuse. It took me
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- Barbara Holmes
Growing up in Canada, it was inevitable that I would embrace outdoor activities in all seasons, however, in the dead of those long winter months, when frigid temperatures prevented
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- Karen Catapano
I grew up in Oyster Bay, Long Island surrounded by animals. My dad brought home a lot of strays and we had a menagerie that included horses, dogs, cats,
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- Theresa Roden
I was an overweight kid who never felt athletic. I hated gym class and was always the last one picked for the kickball and volleyball games. Although I loved
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- Susie Roden
At the age of 38, I was single and living a kind of fast and loose restaurant industry life in Long Island, New York. I had just bought a
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- Julie Ricciardi
I attended Boston College as a scholarship athlete and graduated with a double major in Theology and Economics. At the time, my father asked, “what will you do with
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- Leslie Pitt
On the first day of summer vacation, when I was six years old, I was playing with Barbie dolls at my best friend’s house. When I left to walk
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