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I just did an AMAZING workshop in Holyoke, MA called Fanning the Flames! It is a Bird Girl Industries special event to help women tap...

Holy crap…advocacy is hard. What happens when you speak out against the status quo isn’t pretty. Especially if you are a woman. I...

I feel greedy. I feel covetous. I feel hungry. I desire equality. I desire change. I desire collaboration. I feel passionate. I feel...

I have been getting some profound messages a lot lately: It is not the first step you take, but the next step you take that gets you...

My 16 year old daughter Katelynn and I just did a FB live together about her #MarchForOurLives walkout this week. It was amazing to hear...

Last week I was giving a lecture about “toxic debt” and during the Q&A discussion a member of the audience wondered why we weren’t...

It is Friday, I just did my FB live. It was awesome. I said some stuff. Threw out a few big things. Finished it up and was like wow…you...

WARNING: I am feeling especially RANTY today! What do Kentucky, Iowa, Wyoming, and Mississippi all have in common? They are using the...

Hello, my name is Missy. AKA: Dr. Bird I am a writer. I am a teacher. I am a leader. I was a professional lobbyist for Planned...

It is a compulsion. A calling. A drive. The need to change the world for the better. The impulse to improve the community for...