Pink Chair Storytellers Magazine

15/07/2024

PCS presents the first Pink Chair Advocacy Honors in The Advocacy Issue 2024!

We are honored to spotlight these 9 women, their missions, and the thousands of lives they help.

✨KENZIE BLACKWELL Free.fighting to bring period products to all girls, because education is not a privilege for those who have a pad
✨SHAVON DRAYTON and JAYD RODRIGUES Horizons for Homeless Children for helping provide quality, early education for all children and reminding us that this is a right, even when we don’t have an address
✨ AMANDA DURANTE The Wandering Heart Project, for having the strength to remember and using that to bring light to our kids in their dark moments
✨ KELLY JOHNSON End Hunger NE and Community Harvest Project Inc. , for sowing the seeds of food security in our communities and growing the idea that food brings us together for good
✨ MELISSA KAYE Joshua Kaye Foundation, for empowering our youth to be kind, to do good, and to make advocacy a life-long commitment, just like Joshua would do
✨BOBBIE LONDON South Shore Stars, for building a community of families who felt alone and didn’t know how to speak for themselves
✨ JAYA PANDEY at The Desi Moms Network for building a village on the character of a woman and teaching us that this is the strongest foundation
✨ MARJEAN PERHOT Catholic Charities of Boston, for welcoming the stranger and helping them get back their power, and showing the rest of us the joy and richness when we embrace new families

📸 Stephanie Caracciolo Olsen we’re so grateful that your art helps these stories shine

And to our sponsors of the honors:
👏🏼 Frame Center
👏🏼 Susan Peavey Travel Inc.
👏🏼 The Clean Team, Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
👏🏼 Norwell Family Dentistry

You really have to hold these stories in your hands! Did you subscribe to the new Pink Chair Storytellers yet? There’s still time! Pinkchairstorytellers.com/subscribe

The Advocacy Issue 2024 is coming soon!

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The Soul Project - East Bridgewater
Brave Space

11/06/2024

Join Pink Chair Storytellers Magazine to celebrate the ART OF STORYTELLING at The Pink Chair Gallery at Frame Center in Hanover, MA!

The opening reception to the Art Show—kicking off Hanover Day 2024—is one of our favorite events of the season! Don’t miss this event for families and business! Visit For www.HanoverDay.com to get the details

Come to the EVENING RECEPTION on JUNE 20th at 6:00!

🎨 Visit the Pink Chair Gallery at the main entrance

🖌️ Pause. Sip a beverage of choice, and rediscover Pink Chair artists Dassie Abelson, Chana Snyder, Karen Wong, and Amanda Davis!

✨ Continue to the main gallery and view The Blue Ribbon Art Show!

🍸 Sip a custom cocktail by Hippy Pilgrim while you meet some of the artists!

152 Rockland St, Hanover, MA
June 20, 2024-July 31, 2024
Evening Reception, June 20, 6:00 p.m.

Pink Chair Storytellers is a proud supporter of Hanover Day. Thank you to the businesses sponsoring this event! Frame Center McGee Toyota of Hanover, Merrimack Valley Credit Union, South Shore Integrated Health, Artistic Dentistry of Hanover SavATree - Tree Service & Lawn Care, Boston Bowl - Hanover, Stop & Shop, Sullivan Funeral Homes, Shaw's Supermarket, Charles David Salons & Spas , Crazyaxes, Crumbl Cookies, Renewal by Andersen , btone FITNESS , Roy's Power Equipment Service, Jesse Stiglich Music School , Healthcare South, P.C., Holly Tree Dental, Amy Lipman-White Esq., South Shore Bank, South Shore Hearing Center, Richardson Insurance , Pro Audio Design, Party Right Rentals, Law Offices of Lipsey & Clifford, P.C., AP Insurance Group , Prime IV Hydration & Wellness, Elliott Physical Therapy- Dorchester , Tiny & Sons Glass, Busy Bee Jumpers, YMCA, Jannell Ford, Top Star Tickets, South Shore Business Checks and Printing, Alvin Hollis Merchant's Row, Hanover Orthodontics, Causeway Development, Elements Massage, Curry Ace Paint & Hardware, Ryan Family Amusements, Hanover Crossing, ohDEER South Shore, and Orangetheory Fitness

21/05/2024

Bloom Lingerie is hosting an evening of storytelling, story writing and shopping! Join PCS Magazine Founders Marci and Bridget for a discussion about how important your story is and how you can write it (with worksheets and writing exercises!)

Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 p.m.
Bloom LingerieBoutique 132 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Cohasset
Tickets: $40 purchase at pinkchairstorytellers.com/events or go to the link in our bio

10/05/2024

So honored to be working with our partners who are doing such important work! Listen to Candy O’Terry and Marie Stefanos on her podcast The Story Behind Her Success.

Oh, this is gonna be HUGE. I've got the story of Maria Stephanos WCVB ready for your ears. AMAZING. candyoterry.com/podcast

27/04/2024

We are Storytellers. Stories bring us together.

Subscribe at PinkChairStorytellers.com/subscribe and get a year of storytelling for $12.97! You'll receive:

Our weekly newsletter The Monday Morning Story 👩‍💻
Weekly writing prompts! 🖋
Stories by our regular columnists about
Diversity & Inclusion 💪💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽
Aging 😀
LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈
and all the beautiful art galleries from our visual Storytellers! 🎨 📸

Candy O'Terry

24/04/2024

The Identity Issue 2024 is out now!

Have you seen it? Our look is fresh and new! ✨

Have you subscribed? You don’t want to miss the incredible stories and the beautiful new design! And you really need to hold these stories in your hands!

Subscribe at the link in our bio or visit www.pinkchairstorytellers.com/subscribe and get a year of storytelling for $12.97!

While you’re at our website, take a look around (we have a fresh look there, too!) 🤩

While you’re there:

Sign up for our weekly newsletter 👩‍💻

Get our weekly writing prompts 🖋

Read stories by our regular columnists about
Diversity & Inclusion 💪💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽
Aging 😀
LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈
and all the beautiful art galleries from our visual Storytellers 🎨 📸

We are Storytellers. Stories bring us together.

11/04/2024

29/03/2024

“Because faith is my cornerstone value, and fear and faith cannot comfortably abide together, I am putting aside fear, leaning into faith, and using platforms like this to share my story.”

We have Denée Reaves in The Identity Issue 2024! A social justice warrior and wealth management coach, Denée tells us how living a values-based ✨life has given her financial independence and a life that doesn’t allow money to take the lead 💸

We asked, “How do we know we have enough?” 🎤You’ll want to read her thoughts on this!

You really need to hold these stories in your hand! 🔗 in bio to subscribe or visit PinkChairStorytellers.com/subscribe

28/03/2024

"I consider myself a social justice warrior. It’s in my bones. It’s one of the greatest gifts my dad and mom have ever given me. I was about 7 years old when I could tell you the gritty details of the lives of Malcolm X, Angela Davis, Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman. They were more than my ancestors; they were my angels. They helped me see life in a new way where we were all human and deserving of love. I knew what belonging and becoming felt like when I thought about them. They became the quilt and stitches of who I had become in sobriety."

We have Ayanna Niambi Freedom in The Identity Issue 2024! The author of "Unf*ck Your Stuck: The 12 Agreements to Full Body Freedom" and founder of B Free Wellness tells us how she is finding peace with her past 🧘🏽‍♀️ and embracing sobriety 💪🏽 to move forward.

You really need to hold these stories in your hand! Subscribe at Pinkchairstorytellers.com/subscribe.

26/03/2024

SAM CORREIA is our newest columnist and creator of the South Shore LGBTQ Oral History Archive. They are bringing readers the lost stories—and new stories—of the LGBTQIA+ community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and asking all the right questions 🎤

How can we be critical about our engagement with q***r history?
How do we commit to learning and unlearning, to commit to being anti-racist in our q***rness?
How do we show solidarity with other marginalized identities within the q***r community?
How do we use q***r history to build a q***r future?

Don't miss their debut column in The Identity Issue, coming soon!

You really need to hold these stories in your hand! Subscribe at Pinkchairstorytellers.com/subscribe and check out the South SHore LGBTQ Oral History Archive at https://southshorelgbtqarchive.omeka.net.

16/02/2024

Wow! We’re finalists in the first Best of Boston Business Women Awards! 🤩 You’ve put us here! Because of our readers and sponsors, we have been nominated into an extraordinary group of empowered women who power Boston with our businesses! 💪💪🏻💪🏽

We would love your vote!

🔗Here’s the link https://bostonbusinesswomen.com/the-boston-business-women-awards/

⭐️ Scroll to “Best Media Outlet” and select Pink Chair Storytellers by Living Crue. ✅

We’re honored and grateful!

With 100 diverse categories, vote for your favorites citywide, celebrating outstanding contributions and recognizing the best in our city and beyond!

08/02/2024

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29/01/2024

We get it; Time is coffee. And Monday morning coffee is on another level. You don't have time to comb the internet for the information you need on menopause, mental health, lgbtqia+, love, loss, health, aging, art, photography, advocacy, autism, parenting, relationships— all the things. You have minutes to spare before the week begins.

No problem, we’ve got a Storyteller for all of that and they have book recommendations for you and podcasts they love and advice to share. All you have to do is click!

Sign up at www.pinkchairstorytellers.com/newsletter and don't miss another Monday story!

15/01/2024

Big News! Living Crue Magazine is now Pink Chair Storytellers Magazine! Our mission remains the same, but we’re getting a makeover!

We have a new name and a new cover, but the insides haven’t changed and neither has our mission. We continue to bring you a collection of inspirational stories from empowered women on the South Shore and beyond. Stories about battling cancer, standing up to hate, advocating for the disabled, learning self-love, understanding menopause, healing from grief, fighting cancer, and strengthening relationships.

We remain committed to bringing you personal storytelling, with themes of Identity, Advocacy, and Connection. Her personal story is a gift to you. Raw and bold. From her seat.

If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up at www.PinkChairStorytellers.com/newsletter for our IMPROVED weekly newsletter! Each Monday, we’ll introduce you to one of our Storytellers. We’ll focus on the topic of her story and dig deeper into understanding her journey. We’ll include links to resources and research, reading, and podcast recommendations!

We have more! Sign up at www.PinkChairStorytellers.com/writingprompt to receive writing prompts each week, based on the theme of our Monday newsletter. We’ll provide you with thoughts for your journals and inspiration to begin writing your own story.

Our growth comes because of your support. We are grateful to our readers and sponsors for allowing us to spread the gift of storytelling.

We are Storytellers. Stories bring us together. Let’s do this!

08/12/2023

Our columnist Tess Cruz Foley talks about the "Biology of Belonging" in The Connections Issue 2023. Research confirms that belonging increases life expectancy, says Tess. You'll want to read this!

You really need to hold these stories in your hand! Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe

07/12/2023

Thyme and Denielle, founders of UNICORN, are hitting the stalls with their mission. In our column The Flip, Thyme talks about ending period poverty. “With UNICORN, Denielle and I aren’t just changing the way period products are distributed, we're challenging each business to take a stand for gender equality. We're not just rewriting our stories, we're editing the societal blueprint, ensuring that restroom equity isn't a policy, but a practice.”

Don’t miss this story! Subscribe at www.livingcrue.com/subscribe. You really need to hold these stories in your hand!

06/12/2023

For Nina Coslov of Women Living Better, with connection comes validation. Thousands of women responded to her questions about changes in our bodies so that she could get all of us some answers. “… it helped me know that my experience was normal,” she shared. “Even the words others shared on the site about their experiences helped me better explain what I was experiencing.”

Don't miss Nina's story in The Connections Issue 2023. You really need to hold these stories in your hand!

Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe

05/12/2023

Connection is a feeling that took our friend Mellara Gold decades to find. “I feel like the loss of connection I had with the people in my life ultimately helped me find the most real connection that any of us, I think, look for in life: with ourselves.”

Don't miss Mellara's story in The Connections Issue 2023. You really have to hold these stories in your hand! Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe

04/12/2023

Last Spring, we spoke with Dassie Abelson about growing up in Israel. Our conversation was 6 months before the war. We went back to her before press and checked in with her. “Are you okay?” we asked. “No,” she answered. But she reminded us what she wrote about being part of something bigger than herself. “… I realized the kind of treasure that comes from learning from people who escaped hardship and who were dedicated to their heritage. To tradition. So yes, connection; I have plenty. The more I see that we aren’t alone, the more I feel blessed.”

Don't miss Dassie’s story in The Connections Issue '23. It's the close of our second volume!

You really need to hold these stories in your hand! Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe.

03/11/2023

❤️Living Crue Magazine will be at the Woman-Owned Business Pop-Up this Sunday 11/5 from 3-7pm at 460 Main Street, Norwell!

This magazine is full of stories from women--Her story. Raw and bold. From her seat.

Marci Bracken, the co-founder of Living Crue, will be there sharing past issues so you can check out this unique and compelling magazine!

Learn more here: .life

06/10/2023

The beautiful stories you read on these beautiful pages may bring feelings of joy, healing, empathy, and empowerment.

Ok, we told you. Now you can visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe and use the promo code PINK to get the free gift of a one-year subscription.

You really need to hold these stories in your hands!

The Advocacy Issue ‘23 is out now and The Connections Issue ‘23 is coming soon!

06/10/2023

Use promo code PINK at checkout and we’ll send a free subscription to your bff, sister, mother, work bestie, auntie, cousin, mother-in-law, co-host, barista, plumber, brother’s girlfriend, and the woman who sits next to you on the bus. And, of course, your fave nurse, firefighter, teacher, policewoman, delivery woman, and USPS woman.

She really needs to hold these stories in her hands!

The Advocacy Issue ‘23 is out now and The Connections Issue ‘23 is coming soon!

Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe

21/09/2023

Please come out to support Women's Education and The Woodward School by joining us their Gold Gala: A Night Under the Stars the Roaring 20s.

Living Crue will be on site to help further their mission to educate & empower their students. Share this fundraiser with your family and friends so they can get involved too.

Saturday September 30th, 2023. Hope to see you there.

https://go.rallyup.com/woodwardgoldgala/Campaign/Details

The Woodward School

15/09/2023

We are so excited to be a sponsor of The Woodward School for Girls Annual Gala taking place Saturday September 30.

This year three wonderful women join The Woodward Women of Distinction. Like the others before them, these women have made a positive impact on their communities and also share Woodward’s core values: Generosity, Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Leadership and Scholarship! Please join us at the fabulous event
https://go.rallyup.com/woodwardgoldgala/Campaign/Details
The newest members of this fraternity include:
U.S. Army Officer Saima "Sammy" Shahnawaz Durrani who is a Woodward Alumna of '99. She serves as a U.S. Army Officer in the Reserve and is a prior Enlisted NCO Veteran. She also has acted and produced in Hollywood.

The Honorable, Janine D. Rivers serves as Associate Justice at Suffolk County Probate and Family Court with over 20 years in probate, family, and juvenile law, complemented by four years of social work with the Department of Children and Families.

Jen Maseda is the Founder & President of the MetroWest Conference for Women and established the national non-profit, She's Local, a multi-platform local platform that powers affordable, relevant and relatable inspiration and connection for local women, close to home.

27/08/2023

“Advocacy rights wrongs, gives a voice to the marginalized, and leads to shifts in collective values and norms,” writes Tess. Our newest columnist is the founder of Brave Space Consulting and author of “Mindfully Inclusive: Connecting Social Emotional Learning With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Skill.” Tess’ column debuted in The Advocacy Issue 2023 and shares how her battle with a long-term illness shined a light on “hustle” culture.

Follow us here and subscribe to the print magazine so you can hold this beautiful story in your hands. Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe. Don’t miss any of Tess' essays. Visit www.livingcrue.com/tess.

25/08/2023

“In a place where my voice should’ve been heard, it wasn’t and I quickly began to recognize what was going on around me. ‘If I don’t speak up for myself here, I’m going to die, they will let me die,’ is all I could think to myself."

Marie Romilus, MA, CPC, is the founder of Bèl Lavi Life Coaching LLC and a regular contributor to Living Crue. Marie reflects on topics of diversity and inclusion through personal storytelling. Her stories are her truth.

Follow us here and subscribe to the print magazine so you can hold this beautiful story in your hands. Visit www.livingcrue.com/subscribe. Don’t miss any of Marie’s reflections. Visit www.livingcrue.com/marie.

23/08/2023

Dr. Angela Aslami has been practicing gynecology and obstetrics for more than 2 decades, but for the past 7 years, has built a practice where she “shouts from the rooftops” about functional medicine. We met a strong woman who comes from a line of strong women. A self-taught feminist and activist from her days as a medical student.

Don’t miss her story in The Advocacy Issue 2023, out now!

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22/08/2023

Regan Roderigues talks about gendered pronouns in “Hang on. Let me Overthink This” in The Advocacy Issue ’23. Her latest in Props, our column that takes a pink chair point of view on culture and society, can also be found online at www.livingcrue.com.

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21/08/2023

Meet Annabel Kusnitz, our summer Intern at Living Crue! Annabel studies Professional Writing with a strong passion for Multi-Media Writing. Thank you, Annabel, for all your hard work on social media and our print issue this summer!