Category Archives: Stacey’s Blog

Passion is defined as “any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling.” The research I conducted, looking at powerful women, repeatedly showed that women who were passionate about a cause, regardless of whether it was a social issue or a change in their industry, would use their … Continue reading →

Coming to an End: Graduations and Goodbyes  Saying goodbye is not an easy task for anyone. I admit that I have a very hard time with it. As three more teams graduate this month, there are many fallen faces when … Continue reading →

Diamonds are by far my favorite gem. There is something magical about the way they sparkle and how uniquely different they appear depending on the angle of the light. I am fascinated by the colors, the shapes, their astounding beauty, … Continue reading →

Unleashed is undeniably my passion. It is truly a culmination of many aspects of my life; my commitment to the development of girls and women; my own desire to change the world and create an impact; and the tremendous dedication … Continue reading →

Recently, I became aware of a Charter of Compassion that was developed by Karen Armstrong, a religious historian. Karen was awarded $100,000 by TED to develop this charter as a result of her studying the commonalities among all religions versus … Continue reading →

Our new school year has started and life has been busy presenting to large groups of girls at 4 different schools. The exciting piece for me is to hear the girls’ reactions in every school we visit when I describe … Continue reading →

The summer has been both a time of reflection at Unleashed and also the launching pad for our second year.  We were able to evaluate our program; engage in a wonderful board retreat; add 5 new board members and host … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while discussing our society’s continued attachment to gender stereotypes with a colleague, we started to discuss the play of young children. My colleague was talking about her grandson’s “people” who consisted of action figures of all kinds and how … Continue reading →