By Erika Parsons|2016-12-03T12:12:29-08:00November 23rd, 2016|Categories: Culture & Life, Environment, Events, Popular, Science & Technology|Tags: America, Christopher Columbus, History, Native Americans, Plymouth, Sioux, Thanksgiving, Tribes, Wampanoag|
There are truly two sides to every story, and the Thanksgiving Day story is no exception. Like in the 1400s and the 1600s, in 2016, our Native American brothers and sisters are suffering a continuing assault on their culture.
By Erika Parsons|2016-11-22T12:10:34-08:00November 3rd, 2016|Categories: Career, Featured Author, Money & Career, Top Stories, Women and Business|Tags: Active Listening, Business Headline, Empathy, Female Leader, ICYMI, Inclusion, Leadership, Negotiation, Power, Skills, Soft, Women Leaders|
I used to believe that in order to be seen as a leader, a woman must be bold and aggressive, always ready to get her point across. I was of the school of thought that said to assert her power, a woman leader must put on a tough exterior to show that she’s mastered the hard skills of business and strategy.
By Erika Parsons|2020-12-16T11:06:30-08:00November 2nd, 2016|Categories: Culture & Life, Featured Author, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Opinion, Style, Top Stories Headline|Tags: Bodies, Culture Headline, Lululemon, Shaming, Women's Apparel, Women's Clothing, Women's Wear, Yoga Pants|
Into the ongoing discussion about what women should be allowed to wear comes the yoga pant. The snug and body-skimming pant is causing all sorts of ruckus. Whether or not it’s appropriate for women to wear them in public is an issue of increasingly heated debate.
By Erika Parsons|2016-09-28T20:50:09-07:00September 22nd, 2016|Categories: Career, Money & Career, Women and Business, Women and Small Business, Women Entrepreneurs|Tags: Choices, Clients, Culture Headline, Freelance, Imposter Syndrome, Rate, Tough Love, Value, Worth|
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By Erika Parsons|2016-09-29T10:55:23-07:00September 15th, 2016|Categories: Culture & Life, Family, Featured Author, Opinion, Parenting, Relationships, Women and Life|Tags: African American, Freedom, Justice, Privilege, Race, Racial Inequality, Teenager|
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By Erika Parsons|2020-12-16T14:33:30-08:00September 7th, 2016|Categories: Featured Author, Fitness, Health, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Wellness|Tags: Benefits, Bikram Yoga, G-spot, Menopause, Mind and Body, Sex|
Why do women willingly subject themselves to 60-90 minutes of scorching, 105-degree heat and 40 percent humidity? Obviously doing anything active for 60-90 minutes will burn calories, but Bikram yoga does not just burn calories, it torches them. The excessive heat loosens the muscles and allows a greater range of motion, while it also [...]
