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A Journey of Resilience and Advocacy
At the age of 40, I was diagnosed with stage 1A1 cervical cancer. I underwent a radical trachelectomy—rather than a total hysterectomy—because the doctors wanted to save my ovaries. I was also pre...
From Silence to Self-Acceptance
I first learned about my abuela Cuca’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis years after she’d passed… This wasn’t a new occurrence — feeling lost amid my family’s silence. We ha...
The Baer Essentials: Gratitude
The holidays can be tricky. Whether navigating a full schedule of cocktail hours and parties, or sitting in the quiet of a first holiday without a loved one, gratitude can be a good spot to highlight....
Two Weeks in Kenya: A Look at Africa Elevate 2023
We’re sharing a brief glimpse of our Alumni Reunion (we can’t resist!), plus a collection of reflections from our Fellows on not only their two-week experience, but on the seeds we’ve pl...
Embracing My Vulnerability
As a nurse practitioner since 1982… I was used to being the empathetic giver of care, not the receiver. And then, one random day, I checked my own breasts, and was astonished to discover a large...
What Does It Take to Change the Paradigm of International Volunteering?
On the 10 year anniversary of A Fresh Chapter, we’ll return to our first in-person, cross-cultural program since 2019. But, we won’t return to how we used to do things and that’s not because...