Well, it’s that time of year again. You vow to go to the gym at least five times a week, to cut back on calories, to do whatever it is you did in 2018 that just wasn’t working for you. Why don’t we cut to the chase: this is just silly. You know why? Those …
October is Mental Health Awareness month. We here at The Her Initiative are passionate about seeing women take care of themselves so they can better take care of others. . .and simply so they can thrive! Lately, my heart has been burdened for the young men and women who struggle with mental illness: those who …
Lauren Steele, from LC Steele fashion & lifestyle blog, is all about authenticity. Also, she’s a real life Southern belle from Mississippi (no pun intended, she actually was Belle at Disney World for a summer.) She wrote a blog post about how she uses media to invest and take ownership of what drives her. She …
Two years ago, this little project called The Her Initiative began. Actually if I’m completely honest, it was a long time coming. I’ve shared this before but when I started The Her Initiative to empower women both here and there, it was a bit ironic because I felt so unempowered. I was walking through a …
Tom and Whitney from Make It Right Designs, a power couple armed with amazing design and craftsmanship abilities, were kind enough to build these two tables for our office! Generosity like this enables us to grow, while still honoring our donors’ contributions towards more projects. We hold ourselves to the highest level of integrity, especially when it …
AMAZING news! The Mile High City finally hosted its first ever Fit for Her event! We Coloradans have so much pride for our state, and especially for Denver. It was so incredible to see our own community and local women-owned businesses come together around our cause. Even more amazing news: collectively, we raised enough money for …
We are so excited to introduce you to Wayfaren, a company that we have partnered with for a few years, and hopefully for years to come. They sent us one of their pushpin maps, so that we could mark each country that we have projects operating in. This awesome business is owned and run by …
I got the chance to meet Danielle, personal trainer and founder of MOVMNT Fitness, the other day at a planning session for our Fit for Her event at a local kombucha taproom in Denver, and was immediately drawn to her warm presence and evident devotion for what she does. This woman is doing big things. …
Written by Her Ambassador, Abi Gallagher: Surely not everybody was kung-fu fighting. I saw this quote on a friend’s Pinterest feed and it made me laugh. It also got me thinking about competition and how sometimes today’s society cultivates the appearance that we are all competing––”kung-fu fighting” if you will––to get to the top. …
We interviewed Alison Kent from Joue Design, and this company is all about the art of lifestyle. When we received their stunning designer throw pillows in the mail, we were absolutely in awe. The fascinating thing about Joue is that each piece is fashioned from a hand-crafted design, not computer generated. We loved the high-end, …