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Putting an end to sexual assault, one connection at a time! The Rise & Thrive Experience: WORKSHOP 2024

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Jul 82 min read

Putting an end to sexual assault, one connection at a time! The Rise & Thrive Experience: WORKSHOP 2024

What is so dope about The Rise & Thrive Experience? It's intentional spaces for survivors of Sexual Assault by survivors of Sexual Assault.

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"I look forward to sunny days outside, and rainy days inside." | Motivational Ishhh & Free Events.

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Apr 22 min read

"I look forward to sunny days outside, and rainy days inside." | Motivational Ishhh & Free Events.

May this month be filled with restful sleep. May you continue to return home safely, you are loved.

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Embracing the Flow: Trusting Yourself in NOW and Beyond!

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Mar 61 min read

Embracing the Flow: Trusting Yourself in NOW and Beyond!

March is here, & w/ it comes a reminder of the swift passage of time & the abundance of lessons, blessings, and opportunities that it brings

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I am embracing the life lesson that the less fucks I give, the more rewards I reap.

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Feb 21 min read

I am embracing the life lesson that the less fucks I give, the more rewards I reap.

Let's be honest with ourselves. Let's take one step at a time. Let's say NO when we want to say NO and YES when we want to say YES!

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“When we let go of what we think is best for us, we can receive what we truly need.”

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Dec 30, 20231 min read

“When we let go of what we think is best for us, we can receive what we truly need.”

Trust that you have everything you need within you. Trust that you are the main character in your story and you define your happy ending....

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Healing isn't linear and the journey does continue.

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Oct 29, 20235 min read

Healing isn't linear and the journey does continue.

Event photos from The Rise & Thrive Exhibit on Oct. 1st. Article speaks on the event, trip to El Salvador, the journey of healing, & more.

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Carmen Hernandez

Mar 13, 20233 min read

Coming Back to You

There is something to be said about life's ups and its downs. Sometimes it feels like life just chips away at you little by little until...

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YOUR STORY MATTERS. THE STEPS YOU TAKE HAVE AN IMPACT. YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES.

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Mar 6, 20232 min read

YOUR STORY MATTERS. THE STEPS YOU TAKE HAVE AN IMPACT. YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES.

Stacy Luces, co-author of "We Rise in Power: Amplifying Women of Color and our Voices for Change", recently reminded a group of committed in

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Carmen Hernandez

Jan 23, 20232 min read

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2023 and New Lunar Year of the Rabbit! Fun fact and because I am in the mood to celebrate, January 1st was also Haitian...

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Jan. 2023: REMINDER: You are fucking dope. You are one tough m*therfucker. Be you for you all day.

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Jan 9, 20233 min read

Jan. 2023: REMINDER: You are fucking dope. You are one tough m*therfucker. Be you for you all day.

"Dream big and dive deep. If 2022 taught me anything, it taught me that I am more than capable to do whatever the fuck I want.

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Dec. '22: Claim it, trust it, and give thanks. You are fucking magical, dive deep into your dreams!!

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Dec 9, 20223 min read

Dec. '22: Claim it, trust it, and give thanks. You are fucking magical, dive deep into your dreams!!

My part of the exhibit was titled "Rise and Thrive". As mentioned in the interview, my intention was to present new images, narratives, and

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Carmen Hernandez

Nov 19, 20228 min read

Goodbye Twenties, Hello Thirty.

But it was also a lot of joy - a lot of just me doing things that I like...Just me doing. Just me being. It was a lot of me doing me.

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Nov. 2022: You are so fucking BEAST! You are a force. Rise & Thrive baby, Rise & Thrive.

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Nov 7, 20224 min read

Nov. 2022: You are so fucking BEAST! You are a force. Rise & Thrive baby, Rise & Thrive.

"In between the lines of pain and joy, I've found myself celebrating this truth: I am alive!" - GabyNobody Fuck with this.

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Carmen Hernandez

Oct 14, 20225 min read

Think about your village

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, I want to write something of an ode. An ode to our common culture of community and...

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Oct. 2022:Be led by the dreams in your heart, not the fears in your mind. You are so fucking badass!

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Oct 3, 20226 min read

Oct. 2022:Be led by the dreams in your heart, not the fears in your mind. You are so fucking badass!

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if

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Sept. 2022: Baby, just trust that flow! Trust the Process! See the signs & trust yourself.

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Sep 6, 20225 min read

Sept. 2022: Baby, just trust that flow! Trust the Process! See the signs & trust yourself.

As blooming in life goes, our petals reconnected in the wind and our life purposes aligned. Stay tuned and watch her big dreams unfold and b

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Aug 2022: The God in me won't let me quit.

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Aug 1, 20222 min read

Aug 2022: The God in me won't let me quit.

Here are 4 affirmations for you and I to turn to throughout this month of Aug. May this month be filled with triumphs, an abundance of Self-

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Carmen Hernandez

Jul 15, 20224 min read

Giving Grace and Having Compassion

I’ve been thinking about what it means to give others grace and having compassion for others. It sounds like some “woo woo” hippie shit...

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Jul 4, 20222 min read

A fucked up elegant mess. July 2022

Love yourself and share that authentic Love with the world. My passion to create is my anchor. Sometimes it gets crazy and my anchor shifts

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Carmen Hernandez

Jun 10, 20223 min read

A World Full Of Different Realities

Over time I have come to realize that people make their own ideas in their minds about you, a circumstance or situation, about themselves...

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