Congress just returned to work after a seven-week break. Guess what they haven’t done anything about yet? They have done nothing to combat Zika. Over this summer, mosquitos started infecting people with Zika in parts of southern Florida. In Puerto Rico, thousands of cases of Zika have been diagnosed, including hundreds in pregnant women. And new reports […]
International Women’s Day 2016
Today is International Women’s Day 2016. “Women are still underrepresented at every level in the corporate pipeline. Many people assume this is because women are leaving companies at higher rates than men or due to difficulties balancing work and family. However, our analysis tells a more complex story: women face greater barriers to advancement and […]
Get involved with #30DaysofTeal
We are posting daily photos on Instagram to bring awareness to Ovarian Cancer. Join us! #30daysofTeal day 3 and GO #Gamecocks A photo posted by Alexa Bigwarfe Lose the Cape! (@katbiggie) on Sep 3, 2015 at 5:51am PDT #30daysofTeal day 4! A photo posted by Alexa Bigwarfe Lose the Cape! (@katbiggie) on Sep […]
Sometimes it’s easier to care about a lion #JusticeForCecil
#JusticeForCecil If you haven’t seen the Facebook posts about Cecil, the 13 year-old lion allegedly killed by a dentist from the United States, either you’re lucky enough to not be entrenched in social media, or you haven’t been looking. I saw two trends. The first was a broad sharing of the posts about this lion’s tragic […]
Are you ready? Social Good Moms Advocate for Disaster Safety #GetReady
Are you ready? This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Did you know that Katrina led to 5,000 reported missing children and it took seven months to connect the last child with her parents? SEVEN MONTHS. I’m about to have a panic attack just thinking about that! [Tweet “Hurr #Katrina separated 5000 kids frm […]
#PutANailInIt – help domestic violence victims
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could completely eradicate domestic violence by having a bunch of super stars paint (or even better Jamberry!) their ring finger purple? So, it’s maybe not so simple. The #PutANailInIt campaign is an awareness campaign and a fundraiser for the organization Safe Horizon, New York-based organization that supports domestic violence victims. “Our intention […]
Oh Charleston… what ugly truths you bring to light. Again.
The Charleston Shooting has, unfortunately, brought forward some ugly truths that we’ve been trying to ignore. I am upset on so many levels right now. I am sad beyond belief at the loss of some incredible people. Mothers, fathers, coaches, teachers, public servants. Good people. I am upset that we continue to have mass shootings […]
World Autism Awareness Day 2015
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. The Light it up Blue campaign #LIUB is one way to spread awareness and information about Autism. Why is awareness so important? You can #LIUB – your twitter and Facebook profiles to share support! Tag your photos with #LIUB on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ Order these […]
Rare Disease Day 2015
I support Rare Disease Day. You can find more about this and how you can support too at the Rare Disease Day site. And please help spread the word! They have seven easy steps you can take to help spread the word and support the Rare Disease agenda. Related articles Rare Disease Day recognized in […]
The Safe Delivery App – Maternal Health
Since losing my own baby, I have become acutely aware of maternal health and newborn health topics. One platform I have become increasingly passionate about is saving mothers and babies from dying from preventable causes during pregnancy and delivery. In our case, even the best medical facility, the best prenatal care, and access to the […]
#Inequality – the focus of BlogAction14
Last year, my dear friend Jennifer at Another Jennifer introduced me to Blog Action Day 2013. The topic last year was Human Rights. Both of us are participating again this year, along with hundreds of bloggers around the world. This year for BlogAction14 we are talking about Inequality. Inequality is something we discuss regularly in […]
Not One More
No Holding Back is a place where I advocate for topics of importance in the realms of child, newborn, and maternal health. Basically, if it impacts our children, I write about it. I advocate. I use my voice. And I try to get other parents to do the same. I had the opportunity to do […]
Accidental Activist
I am an accidental activist. An accidental gun control activist. And other than advocating for newborn health, I think this is the most important thing I can spend my time focusing on. But maybe it’s not so accidental. Becoming a Gun Control Activist My whole life has led me to the point that I am […]
Blogger Day of Silence for Sandyhook
We are also raising money that will go to an organization in the memory of this tragedy. The organization is called The Newtown Family Youth and Family Services. Here is the official description of the support service we are donating to: “Newtown Youth and Family Services, Inc. is a licensed, non-profit, mental health clinic and […]
