Dear NoMiWoman Readers,
This week we are bursting with stories from our Career Issue that will take you from career upgrades to confidence to hope! Read below from our contributors this week and be inspired to make change, take pride and find strength in your decisions. It's women like these in our pages that make our community strong, supportive and happy to help each other.
Those qualities are exactly how we knew our last speaker of the series would be one our readers would love! On May 18th we will lunch with Terry Sidford. Terry is a sought-after TEDx speaker, author, and Certified Professional Life Coach. If you want the courage that will enable you to lead your team to new heights in performance and profitability, you must hear her unique and inspiring presentation: The Courage to Lead. You can learn more here and join us virtually.
Also be sure to check out the NoMiWoman Career Profile below on the newest shop downtown l.a. cool. Lisa Cool Dykema, founder and CEO, shares why she made this career move.
And first call for HOME stories for our Summer issue - send us ideas! We are looking for stories written from your perspective that focus on home and what it means to you, or what's unique about your house/garden/treehouse. Do you homeschool your children and how does it work out? Do you work from home but with a unique twist? The theme is limitless - send me an email!
TGIF - Thank Goodness It's(NOT) Freezing!
Kerry
Kerry Winkler, Editor/Publisher
Northern Michigan Woman Magazine
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 Creating a New Reality Amidst the Great Resignation
By Jessica Stefanski
I am one of the many that resigned from my position working for an agency to open my private practice during the pandemic, a time where people said it was “too risky.” I felt unfulfilled and called to a different path. I quickly realized that you can stay safe and do what makes other people feel secure or comfortable, or you can go with the choice that scares you the most. That is what is going to help you grow. Read more of Jessica's article in our NoMiWoman Career Issue here.
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 Beauty Beyond Barbie
by Tara Rybicki
Biologically, we need nourishment and movement for a healthy mind set. We also need mindfulness and self-reflection because you can’t rewrite your story until you first learn to read it. Unless we do the work to gain a deep and intricate understanding of why it is we do what we do, we will never be able to move beyond it. This is why I wrote a book, “The Love Body Self-Care Method,” to offer the practice that has changed my life to others with similar struggles. Read more from Tara here.
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 Hoping for a Second Chance
by Ashley Ward
I was isolated from my family. I felt like I had no one. My friends weren’t welcome, so they never came around. And then it started getting more physical and aggressive. I grabbed my hidden credit card and cell phone, googled domestic violence shelters in the area and I left. Luckily, my mom let me stay with her and the next day, I went to a domestic violence agency.
They were amazing and welcomed me with open arms. They made sure that they advocated for my decisions, not necessarily decisions that they wanted to push on me. They also educated me on all of the different ways that I was being controlled and abused that I didn’t really see. Read more of Ashley's story on how she moved onto to become the founder and CEO of Hire For Hope,
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