Meet Your Diabetes Guide: Mila ClarkeAs your Bezzy T2D guide, Mila is helping create a welcoming environment free of the stigma and misconceptions so commonly found in the online world. When Mila Clarke was 26 years old, she received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. “It was kind of a… Jan 16 22January 16, 2022Article at Bezzy
Meet Your Migraine Guide: Eileen ZollingerAs your Bezzy Migraine guide, Eileen has a goal of providing education and support, while helping you know that you aren’t in this alone. Eileen Zollinger has lived with migraine most of her life. As a young child, she got carsick a lot (a telltale… Jan 15 22January 15, 2022Article at Bezzy
Meet Your Breast Cancer Guide: Monica HaroEvery feeling is valid. As the Bezzy BC guide, Monica’s goal is to curate a space where you can feel safe talking about what you’re going through. Seven years ago, when Monica Haro was 42 years old, she noticed a lump on her breast in the mirror as… Jan 14 22January 14, 2022Article at Bezzy
Meet Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Guide: Ashley Boynes-ShuckAshley’s goal as the Bezzy RA guide is to create a safe space to share the full range of experiences of life with rheumatoid arthritis. When Ashley Boynes-Shuck was a teenager, she noticed she started getting really sore after playing sports — and… Jan 13 22January 13, 2022Article at Bezzy
Meet Your MS Guide: Kathy Reagan YoungKathy’s goal as the Bezzy MS guide is to offer positive support to the community and help you find your people. When Kathy Reagan Young received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2008, she was a stay-at-home mom. “My doctor who diagnosed me… Jan 13 22January 13, 2022Article at Bezzy
Meet Your Bezzy PsA Guide: Jenny ParkerAs the Bezzy PsA guide, Jenny’s goal is to help others living with psoriatic arthritis feel less alone with what they’re experiencing. For most of her life, Jenny Parker was super active and athletic. As a gymnast, she practiced 20 hours or more a… Jan 13 22January 13, 2022Article at Bezzy
Forty million American adults are functionally illiterate, meet the woman striving to help themWhen Deidra Mayberry was a child, she struggled with reading. Feeling embarrassed and ashamed, she did her best to hide it. And she was pretty good at hiding it. As her family moved around a lot, due to her parents' military career, she adapted and… Dec 07 21December 07, 2021Article at Upworthy
Why this woman created an organization to protect an Indonesia ecosystemGrowing up in Indonesia, Farwiza Farhan always loved the ocean. It's why she decided to study marine biology. But the more she learned, the more she realized that it wasn't enough to work in the ocean. She needed to protect it. "I see the ocean… Nov 09 21November 09, 2021Article at Upworthy
Is it too late to take your second chance? This foundation is determined to give you the confidence to take that big leap.Have you ever woken up one day and wondered if you were destined to do more in your life? Or worried you didn't take that shot at your dream? FOX's new show "The Big Leap." is here to show you that all you need to take that second chance is the… Sep 17 21September 17, 2021Article at Upworthy
How one self-defense class changed this woman's life foreverShanda Lynn Poitra was born and raised on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. She lived there until she was 24 years old when she left for college at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. "Unfortunately," she says, "I… Aug 18 21August 18, 2021Article at Upworthy
Video games can be powerful mental health tools for Veterans.If someone were to say "video games" to you, what are the first words that come to mind? Whatever words you thought of (fun, exciting, etc.), we're willing to guess "healthy" or "mental health tool" didn't pop into your mind. And yet… it turns out… Jul 28 21July 28, 2021Article at Upworthy
This woman used creative writing as a refuge while growing up in the midst of a violent drug war. And now she's fostering a love for LatinX poetry.Davina Agudelo was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Medellín, Colombia. "I am so grateful for my upbringing in Colombia, surrounded by mountains and mango trees, and for my Colombian family," Agudelo says. "Colombia is the place where I… Jun 23 21June 23, 2021Article at Upworthy
This woman almost dropped out of school due to poverty. Now she's helping others stay in school.Alice Saisha was raised in the Luapula Province of Zambia with 10 brothers and sisters. She always had big dreams for when she grew up. However, she almost didn't achieve them. "I nearly had to drop out of school because of poverty," she says. She… May 12 21May 12, 2021Article at Upworthy
How electric cars can become more accessible for allElectric vehicles are no longer lofty, futuristic goals—they're here and they're growing in popularity. There are currently more than 650,000 battery-powered and hybrid electric cars on the road in California alone and that number is only expected to… May 07 21May 07, 2021Article at Upworthy
75 years ago, this non-profit stepped up to heal war-torn Europe. And they didn’t stop there.Some 75 years ago, in bombed-out Frankfurt, Germany, a little girl named Marlene Mahta received a sign of hope in the midst of squalor, homelessness and starvation. A CARE Package containing soap, milk powder, flour, blankets and other necessities… May 04 21May 04, 2021Article at Upworthy
The past year has been tough. That’s why TurboTax Live gave these people a little lift. 2020 was difficult (to say the least). The year was full of life changes, losses, and lessons as we learned to navigate the "new normal." You may have questions about what the changes and challenges of 2020 mean for your taxes. That's where TurboTax… Apr 15 21April 15, 2021Article at Upworthy
We asked three people about how vaccines have impacted their lives. Here’s what they said.Since March of 2020, over 29 million Americans have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the CDC. Over 540,000 have died in the United States as this unprecedented pandemic has swept the globe. And yet, by the end of 2020, it looked like… Apr 07 21April 07, 2021Article at Upworthy
This woman found out shelters in LA don't accept women with teen boys. So she made sure hers did.Judy Vaughan has spent most of her life helping other women, first as the director of House of Ruth, a safe haven for homeless families in East Los Angeles, and later as the Project Coordinator for Women for Guatemala, a solidarity organization… Apr 06 21April 06, 2021Article at Upworthy
This International Women’s Day, Tory Burch and Upworthy Are Celebrating Empowered Women Making a DifferenceThis March marks one year since the start of the pandemic… and it's been an incredibly difficult year: Over 500,000 people have died and hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs. But the pandemic's economic downturn has been disproportionately… Mar 08 21March 08, 2021Article at Upworthy
Veterans across the country are struggling to find stable housing. This affordable housing community is ensuring Los Angeles vets have a place to call home.After years of service as a military nurse in the naval Marine Corps, Los Angeles, California-resident Rhonda Jackson became one of the 37,000 retired veterans in the U.S. who are currently experiencing homelessness — roughly eight percent of the… Feb 13 21February 13, 2021Article at Upworthy
