Her Boots

Empowering Female Veterans

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  • You Aren’t Alone

    It’s funny when I was a child or even a teenager I thought I was going through so many obstacles by myself. Granted, I never told anyone what was going on in my life – I now realize so many others tried hiding their own struggles. I used to be embarrassed and ashamed of my

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  • A Struggle in Boots

    We have all had, I am sure, moments in our life that we feel deflated or unable to move past the status quo. On January 26, 2009, at the ripe old age of 20, I decided to enlist in the Army National Guard for various student loan programs. I think many women and men can

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  • An Expose of Bullying 22 Years Later

    Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Children who live in poverty are four times more likely to be bullied. LET THAT SINK IN. You can find these statistics through the research done by The National Children’s Bureau and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Have you ever been bullied? Has it stuck with

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  • Create Change

    There are many reasons why people come face to face with poverty. Loss of a job, divorce, lack of education, inequality, and lack of infrastructure and government support are just some of the leading causes, to name a few. This makes me question if the problem can be the solution? For instance; lack of education;

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  • A Season of Hope

    2020 has been a significant year for many; lost jobs, economic peril, sickness, loss, and a rise of mental health diseases such as depression or anxiety. Although some of the above are new to some, many across the globe have experienced the above various situations more than once and maybe most of their life. 36%

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  • Keep Reaching

    To those of you that feel like your outreaching hand is never grasping what you seek – stay with it. There have been many times in my life where I have felt as though the days were too long, the wait much awaited, and my goals too unrealistic after many setbacks. I am the youngest

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  • First blog post

    The Family Cycle of Poverty- CAN BE BROKEN! I honestly can’t believe I am finally doing this. I never thought, initially, I would be as successful as I am now. Am I finished? Is that all I can accomplish? NO! However, my childhood, as family cycle would suggest, looked different. See, I grew up in

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