Shattered Glass

It's SELF CARE SUMMER '17 everybody! Sometimes adulthood just means that you're tired all of the time and you just hope that all of your plans get cancelled for the rest of the week so you can eat ice cream and watch Netflix. That's totally legit, but not always possible. We talked to Sharise Nance this month to talk about her entrepreneurial adventures in opening a counseling center, writing books for people in helping professions, and of course, self care. Sharise is a do-er and she is motivated to help people like YOU with caring for yourself and even helping us figure out good strategies to check in with our friends who might be feeling down. In order to go onward and upward, we need to take care of our mind, body, and spirit first. Take a deep breath and get ready for a self care summer!

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Sharise's Books!

Vitamin C: The Healing Workbook for the Mind, Body, and Soul

Walking the Tightrope of Life: Refuel, Renew, and Re-center Your Work Life Demands

HandinHand Counseling Services

10 Duff Road Suite 201Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235

(P): 412-414-7782

(E): [email protected]

Article: The New Face of Depression: The "Strong" Black Woman

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Music by Anthony LaMarca

It's SELF CARE SUMMER '17 everybody! Sometimes adulthood just means that you're tired all of the time and you just hope that all of your plans get cancelled for the rest of the week so you can eat ice cream and watch Netflix. That's totally legit, but not always possible. We talked to Sharise Nance this month to talk about her entrepreneurial adventures in opening a counseling center, writing books for people in helping professions, and of course, self care. Sharise is a do-er and she is motivated to help people like YOU with caring for yourself and even helping us figure out good strategies to check in with our friends who might be feeling down. In order to go onward and upward, we need to take care of our mind, body, and spirit first. Take a deep breath and get ready for a self care summer!

Helpful Links:

Sharise's Books!

Vitamin C: The Healing Workbook for the Mind, Body, and Soul

Walking the Tightrope of Life: Refuel, Renew, and Re-center Your Work Life Demands

HandinHand Counseling Services

10 Duff Road Suite 201Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235

(P): 412-414-7782

(E): [email protected]

Article: The New Face of Depression: The "Strong" Black Woman

Thoughts? Email us:

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Have you seen Wonderwoman yet?! Listen to Monica gush about women in film... then hear Marita's conversation with another wonder woman, Betty Cruz, founder of Change Agency! This month is Immigrant Heritage Month, so they chat about being the first in her Cuban American family to be born in the US and the immigrant experience of her family. She touches on the boldness and bravery it takes to move to a new country, struggles with school, working for the Mayor, and balancing work and life.

Thoughts? Email us:

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Have you seen Wonderwoman yet?! Listen to Monica gush about women in film... then hear Marita's conversation with another wonder woman, Betty Cruz, founder of Change Agency! This month is Immigrant Heritage Month, so they chat about being the first in her Cuban American family to be born in the US and the immigrant experience of her family. She touches on the boldness and bravery it takes to move to a new country, struggles with school, working for the Mayor, and balancing work and life.

Thoughts? Email us:

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Jamilka Borges, Executive Chef at Spoon & BRGR, is the reason people of Pittsburgh are ordering Mofongo for brunch instead of a western omelette. Her creativity in the kitchen has propelled her into celebrity chef-hood as a semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year. We talk cooking styles, kitchen culture, skills you need to be an executive chef (there are so many!), and the role women are taking in the rise of killer restaurants. And can you guess what her favorite spice to use is!? 

And last time you listened, Marita was running her mayoral campaign and the primaries were just around the corner... hold onto your hats! Find out who is going to make Wilkinsburg great again!

Thoughts? Email us:

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Jamilka Borges, Executive Chef at Spoon & BRGR, is the reason people of Pittsburgh are ordering Mofongo for brunch instead of a western omelette. Her creativity in the kitchen has propelled her into celebrity chef-hood as a semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year. We talk cooking styles, kitchen culture, skills you need to be an executive chef (there are so many!), and the role women are taking in the rise of killer restaurants. And can you guess what her favorite spice to use is!? 

And last time you listened, Marita was running her mayoral campaign and the primaries were just around the corner... hold onto your hats! Find out who is going to make Wilkinsburg great again!

Thoughts? Email us:

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Marita is knee deep in campaigning to be mayor of Wilkinsburg (#gogarrettgo) and along the way she's been in on some great panel discussions, including the Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh, chatting about women running for office! With the Pennsylvania Primary coming up on May 16 (GO VOTE!), we thought it would be nice to highlight a few voices who are gearing up for election day. Enjoy!

More info on the ladies highlighted:

- Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh

- Ashleigh Deemer - Running for Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 

-  Joanna Bouldin - Running for Dormont Borough Council

- Jessica L. Lynch - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

- Pauline Calabrese - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

- Mary C. McGinley - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

Marita is knee deep in campaigning to be mayor of Wilkinsburg (#gogarrettgo) and along the way she's been in on some great panel discussions, including the Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh, chatting about women running for office! With the Pennsylvania Primary coming up on May 16 (GO VOTE!), we thought it would be nice to highlight a few voices who are gearing up for election day. Enjoy!

More info on the ladies highlighted:

- Executive Women's Council of Greater Pittsburgh

- Ashleigh Deemer - Running for Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 

-  Joanna Bouldin - Running for Dormont Borough Council

- Jessica L. Lynch - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

- Pauline Calabrese - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

- Mary C. McGinley - Running for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

Arabella Mansfield was the first woman in the United States to join the ranks as a lawyer in 1869. Since then, women have made great strides taking over court rooms as judges and lawyers all over the country. We are still the minority, but we're making progress and we have the interviews to prove it. First up, Monica talks with Cheryl Kleiman, Esq., a civil rights lawyer who has a lot to say about equality, access, and educational equity.

Next up, Marita sits down with Maria McLaughlin, a judge in the court of common pleas in Philadelphia who is in the midst of a campaign, running for superior court of Pennsylvania.

Thoughts? Email us: [email protected].

Music by Anthony LaMarca

Arabella Mansfield was the first woman in the United States to join the ranks as a lawyer in 1869. Since then, women have made great strides taking over court rooms as judges and lawyers all over the country. We are still the minority, but we're making progress and we have the interviews to prove it. First up, Monica talks with Cheryl Kleiman, Esq., a civil rights lawyer who has a lot to say about equality, access, and educational equity.

Next up, Marita sits down with Maria McLaughlin, a judge in the court of common pleas in Philadelphia who is in the midst of a campaign, running for superior court of Pennsylvania.

Thoughts? Email us: [email protected].

Music by Anthony LaMarca