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Listening To My Body May Have Saved My Life
Posted by Amita Mehta | Jan 7, 2021
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Listening To My Body May Have Saved My Life
by Amita Mehta
Doctors at Capital Health—and my own instincts—led to a hysterectomy that may have spared me from cancer. At 7:30 in the morning on October 28, I was laying on a gurney in the operating room at Capital Health, trying to breathe through my...
3 Black Women Share Feelings, Fears, and Hopes for the Future of Racial Equity
by Amita Mehta
That 8:46 minutes was truly horrifying. When I watched George Floyd being killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, I felt completely overcome. I know I'm not alone in being triggered by the degradation of human life. It brings me back to the adversity I...
Two Letters and Many Life-Changing Revelations
by Amita Mehta
I was looking for a way to kick off a new decade, and what started as a little letter to my younger self got real when she wrote back.
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3 Black Women Share Feelings, Fears, and Hopes for the Future of Racial Equity
by Amita Mehta | Feb 16, 2020
That 8:46 minutes was truly horrifying. When I watched George Floyd being killed by a police...
Read MoreJust 1 in 3 Rapes Are Reported. Here’s How We Fix It
by Anne Taulane | Jan 30, 2020
Rape is the most under-reported violent crime—just 37 percent of sexual assaults are reported to...
Read MoreTwo Letters and Many Life-Changing Revelations
by Amita Mehta | Jan 13, 2020
I was looking for a way to kick off a new decade, and what started as a little letter to my younger self got real when she wrote back.
Read MoreThe Painful Truth of Living with Bipolar Disorder
by Christine Pruitt-Plasterer | Oct 9, 2019
This is what it feels like to navigate the bewildering and dizzying highs and lows of living with the disorder.
Read MoreWomen Can Do More to Advocate for Each Other
by Amita Mehta | Apr 25, 2019
When we become true allies, women will finally make strides toward equality in business.
Read MoreBe the Change You Want
by Amita Mehta | Jan 17, 2019
This year, I challenge you to try something completely new. Take a knitting class. Go skydiving. Learn the tango. Study Portuguese. Do something you’ve always wanted to do, and then write me and let me know what you’re up to. I think you’re going to surprise yourself.
Read MoreOur Steel Hearts Are Wounded
by Jess Downey | Oct 29, 2018
All the mass shootings hurt. But this one shook me to the core. Here’s how we can start to heal.
Read MoreThis Fall, Free Your Fashion
by Linda Martin | Oct 17, 2018
It’s the year of the woman. We’re speaking out and breaking barriers like never before. What you wear can speak volumes, too.
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