A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman, one female soul that sold bake goods to make her dream into a reality. After visiting a part of our world where she experienced a reality whereby girls were commonplace only in lower school, and once secondary education became a requirement, more than half of the girls vanished. Her investigations told her that this fact was not due to her first thought, that girls stayed home to work the fields, care for the … [Read more...]
Ann Lesley Cotton – WOMAN of ACTION™
March 31, 2013 by Team Celebration
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Dr. Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability
December 9, 2012 by Team Celebration
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. "expanding perception ..." This is one of the best TED Talks I’ve seen. Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, … [Read more...]
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