May 12, 2021

Discussion: Women & Girls of Color Disproportionately Impacted

Featured speakers:
Alexia Jackson is a partner at the American Futures Institute (a student lead think-tank).

Serena R. Gatlin is the founder of HER ZONE, INC., a nonprofit and grassroots initiative dedicated to empowering and improving the mental, physical and economic strength of young women of color.

May 5, 2021

Every Body Has a Seat at the Table w/ Author, Yara Zgheib

Author, Yara Zgheib, The Girls at 17 Swann Street, joined us for a powerful conversation to reignite a movement in embracing every body type! Having bravely shared her story and experience with an eating disorder, Yara encouraged the audience to find strength in our struggles and love your body. She also shared about her journey of resilience in becoming an author, plus so much more.

April 27, 2021

What Girls Need w/ Marisa Porges, PhD.

Join LiveGirl and Marisa Porges, PhD, author of What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women. This event will opened up important discussion between parents and daughters about how we can best support them and how to help them live bold, courageous, and resilient. Marisa, a role model to young women everywhere, spends her days preparing girls to be leaders and change-makers. Marisa is currently the Head of School at The Baldwin School, served in the Obama White House, and served in the U.S. Navy as one of eight female aviators in an air wing of about two hundred. This event will opened up important discussion between parents and daughters about how we can best support them and how to help them live bold, courageous, and resilient.

April 14, 2021

“Listen, Learn, Act: The CROWN Act”

Gov. Ned Lamont has signed the CROWN Act, a bill aimed at stopping discrimination in the workplace and schools against natural hairstyles. Listen to our panel discussion!

SPECIAL GUESTS

Alexandra Gordon | Director of Operations at Black and Brown Coalition PHL
Tracy Sooklall | Miss Bridgeport USA 2020
Keerah Carter aka "Keerah Yeowang" | 2020-2021 Ms. Wisconsin-Mr.Mrs. Ms. Black America Pageant/USA Global Pageant
JadeRose is 13-years-old and lives with her hard-working mom in Meriden, CT. She loves crafts and is very artistic. JadeRose has been natural all of her life and her favorite natural hairstyle is two puff ponytails.

April 13, 2021

Know Before You Go: College Sexual Assault Awareness

In Partnership with New Canaan Cares | Facilitated by The Rowan Center

Know Before You Go provides an in-depth look at the pervasive issue of college sexual assault. Parents will learn how to help their children identify attitudes, behaviors, and traditions present within college and Greek life that perpetuate and sustain sexual violence. Parents will also learn several policies and laws regarding sexual assault response on college campuses.

October 12, 2020
"Listen, Learn, Act": How to be an Inclusive Leader with Simone Morris

Simone Morris is CEO of Simone Morris Enterprises LLC. She is an award-winning diversity and inclusion leader and a consultant and speaker committed to training women and emerging leaders to take true leadership positions in all aspects of their lives.

October 11, 2020
International Day of the Girl Celebration

Join us for a discussion with a panel of young female leaders focused on how we as a community can help girls discover the power of their voices, so they can rise and become the confident, inclusive leaders that our world needs now. Featuring special guests: best-selling author of "Myth of the Nice Girl", Fran Hauser & Visionary and CEO of "Corporate Playbook", Deb Elam.

September 26, 2020
Tracy Chadwell Speaks at SHE LEADS 2020

LiveGirl's SHE LEADS 2020 Conference was held on September 26 and gave high school and college women the opportunity to learn from fierce, motivational change-makers and take part in compelling break-out sessions and impact workshops to master how to harness your INNER LEADER!

September 26, 2020
Mita Mallick Speaks at SHE LEADS 2020

MITA MALLICK - Head of Diversity and Cross-Cultural Marketing for Unilever

LiveGirl's SHE LEADS 2020 Conference was held on September 26 and gave high school and college women the opportunity to learn from fierce, motivational change-makers and take part in compelling break-out sessions and impact workshops to master how to harness your INNER LEADER!

September 22, 2020
"Listen, Learn, Act": Advocate or Be Quiet with Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown is a public speaker, youth activist, and Bridgeport Board of Education member from Bridgeport, CT. Bobbi Brown is a public speaker, youth activist, and Bridgeport Board of Education member from Bridgeport, CT. She is a graduate of Oral Roberts University, and earned herself Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia & Communications in 2016. During that time away at school, she developed her love for media and oratory. After graduating, she returned to her hometown with a mission to pour back into her community.

August 5, 2020
”Listen, Learn, Act”: The Impact of Microaggressions with Alex Terry and. Dr. Vida Samuel

Join us for a timely conversation discussing microaggressions (“subtle acts of exclusion”) and its harmful effects with professional ballet dancer, Alexandra Terry. Alexandra shares about her upbringing - what it was like living in a predominantly white town, what inspired her to pursue becoming a ballerina and more! Special appearance by Dr. Vida Samuel, PhD., Women Studies Scholar, University of Connecticut Professor.

July 30, 2020
Listen, Learn, Act: The Impact of Microagressions

Join us for a timely conversation discussing microaggressions (“subtle acts of exclusion”) and its harmful effects with professional ballet dancer, Alexandra Terry. Alexandra shares about her upbringing - what it was like living in a predominantly white town, what inspired her to pursue becoming a ballerina and more! Special appearance by Dr. Vida Samuel, PhD., Women Studies Scholar, University of Connecticut Professor.

Featured Panelists:
Abnerline Macenat, rising high school senior; Kellie Taylor, rising college sophomore (NAACP at college); Tiara Starks, rising college junior (“My Privilege” speech at Juneteenth)

July 21, 2020
Alisyn Camerota Visits Camp LiveGirl

LiveGirl honored to interview such a special guest to the LiveGirl community - CNN anchor, journalist, author, mother of three, and CT resident, Alisyn Camerota. Alisyn is a phenomenal woman and role model for girls and women everywhere. In an exclusive interview moderated by LiveGirl Founder, Sheri West, and her 16-year-old daughter, Olivia, Alisyn shares her thoughts on the question "Why does 'bad news' sell?" and gives her advice to ensure that people consume a balanced news diet. She also shares who was her absolute FAVORITE person to interview to date, why is it so important to give back, aaaaand how she balances it all (plus so much more!).

June 26, 2020
Listen, Learn, Act: GEN Z on Race and Resilience

At LiveGirl, our mission is to build confident leaders and contribute to a world free from racial and gender inequality. We are called to work together to create an antiracist society and build leaders who listen to and understand lives different from their own. In the past, we have interviewed fierce female leaders to learn their leadership lessons. But lately, it has really resonated with me how young people are leading the way. Americans have poured into the streets to protest racial injustice and police violence against black Americans — 52 percent of all adults who have protested are between the ages of 18 and 29. On this episode of Confident, we are honored to feature several Gen Z leaders.

We are inspired by how these leaders are rising to take action.

Featuring [top left - counter clockwise]
Ranease Brown, high school Senior
Kathleen Reeves, Sophomore at Georgetown University
Kellie Taylor, Sophomore at Housatonic Community College
Tiara Starks, Junior at University of New Haven
Abnerline Macenat, high school Senior

Listen, Learn, Act: Racism in America
June 16, 2020

Join us for a much-needed conversation *plus audience Q&A* around the current climate of the nation.

The "Listen, Learn, Act" series has been constructed because in order to achieve racial justice, we must learn, unlearn and listen to, then amplify, the voices of color and experience. We must stand together, help each other, love one another and, most importantly, take action.

Donations encouraged to LiveGirl and @shewillspeak on Venmo
Generously sponsored by New Canaan Moms and Too Pretty Brand

She is Rising Virtual Arts Benefit
May 31, 2020

Our annual fundraiser went virtual! A virtual celebration of female power and the arts, featuring activist artist, TL Duryea, completing a live masterpiece. Plus, we preview the 100+ art collection, including an exclusive piece by the New Orleans pop art phenomenon, Ashley Longshore. And featuring an interview with Fran Hauser - media executive, startup investor, and best-selling author of The Myth of the Nice Girl. Also poetic activist, Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs, and singer, Victoria Iparraguirre shared their talents.

Pandemic Parenting w/ Rachel Simmons
May 21, 2020

When the pandemic is over, your children will most remember how they felt. In this interactive workshop, learn practical tools to respond to stress—theirs and yours—with emotional intelligence, composure and compassion.

Join GMA parenting expert and bestselling author Rachel Simmons for Pandemic Parenting, a community experience designed to help your families feel more confident, empowered hopeful as they navigate life during social distancing.

Live from Amsterdam: Q&A with Janneke Niessen
Apr 29, 2020

Join our conversation with Janneke Niessen, a serial entrepreneur, technologist, innovator, and creative thinker. She is a public speaker, thought leader, and has published the YA novels, “The New Girl Code” and “Project Prep”, highlighting the wonders of working in tech. Interviewed by LiveGirl Founder Sheri West and panel of LiveGirls, join us to hear Janneke’s advice for young women and explore her newest novel, "The New Girl Code".

Middle School Book Discussion w/ Author Rebecca Behrens
Thursday, April 16, 2020

Join LiveGirl for our virtual April book club discussion featuring bestselling author, Rebecca Behrens. The featured book, "The Disaster Days" is about a girl who is babysitting two kids on an island near Seattle when an earthquake strikes and how she handles the situation.

Emotional Eating: How to Separate Mood From Food
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

In this webinar, you will learn effective strategies to stop emotional eating with No Kidding Nutrition Founder and CEO and LiveGirl board member, Dawn Kurth. This webinar will teach you how to recognize triggers, eat more mindfully, and create the optimal environment to prevent unnecessary eating.

*This is suitable for high schoolers and parents

“Your Voice Matters” Middle School Leadership Summit
Apr 3, 2020

Experience girl power from your living room. Featuring Kate Farrar - Executive Director, Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) and Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs, Poet, Screenwriter, Author and founder of She Will Speak Series to discuss current legislative issues that impact women & girls in CT. This is a non-partisan event.

Sponsored by Miss Confident

Journaling: Being in the Moment with Marni Amsellem, PhD.
Mar 31, 2020

Check out an illuminating discussion to learn journaling tips with licensed psychologist and lifelong journaler - Marni Amsellem, Ph.D. - author of "The Big Idea Journal" and founder of WriteReflectGrow.com, a platform to empower growth and change through reflection.

Be sure to follow us at @goLiveGirl to follow along with Marni's weekly journaling video tips. Download Marni’s journaling worksheets HERE.

One Book | One Town w/ Marie Benedict
Mar 28, 2020

Did you know? Only 3% of US history textbooks relate to women.

Check out this inspiring, collaborative book discussion detailing the story of Hedy Lemarr in The Only Woman in the Room by best-selling author, Marie Benedict, led by mother/daughter duo, Dawn and Phoebe Kurth.

Dealing with Anxiety During COVID-19
Mar 25, 2020 

Join us for a discussion with Tracey Masella, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker treating adolescents and adults using behavioral, solutions-focused psychodynamic therapy.