Believers,

Earlier this week Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 Gene, which dramatically increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Jolie wrote, “My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman. Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy.”

A mastectomy for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, is an operation that removes all or part of the breast.

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A friend recently sent me a fascinating article about a ground breaking blog founded by a young lady called Laura Bates. The Blog, titled “The Everyday Sexism Project” is a free-for-all platform where women and girls can detail instances of sexism in their lives in a public but anonymous space.

Initiatives like this are fantastic because not only do they provide a forum for people to share, learn and educate themselves about sexual assault, but it also forces people to acknowledge that this is a very real epidemic that needs to be tackled.

Follow The Every Day sexism project on Twitter @EverydaySexism and spread the word!

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Last week I went with Rener Gracie, Alex Ueda, and Jennifer Gray to snowy Minot, North Dakota to teach a one-week Women Empowered instructor certification course for 100 women and men on the US Air Force base in Minot.  The Xerxes blizzard tried to stop us, but it was no match for our determination to get to the Minot Air Force Base and empower!

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’d love it if you would all join me in putting an end to violence against women. The goal of Sexual Assault awareness month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.

Speak to your friends about sexual assault, start the conversation, volunteer at your local women’s shelter, get involved with the National Sexual Violence Resource center … any way you get involved is phenomenal!

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Believers,

Please join myself and Tanya DiCarlo for the first Women’s Self-Defense Seminar developed specifically for real estate agents!

Space is limited so reserve your spot today by emailing Jackie@gracieacademy.com!!

Female real estate agents put themselves at risk every day, by meeting new unfamiliar clients, hosting open houses and visiting vacant properties. Learn effective self-defense techniques and empower yourself with a personal protection plan that will allow you to handle your real estate business safely and with the utmost confidence!

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This weeks Believers Spotlight goes to Robert Hernandez for his drawing, so talented! Thanks for sharing Robert.

If you have something you’d like to submit for a Believers Spotlight, please email eve@evetorres.com.

Believe!

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Believers,

Happy Easter to you all!!!

I hope that you’re all able to take some time out from the hustle and bustle, and spend today with your loved ones. This Easter is particularly special to me, as it’s the first in 5 years that I’ve actually spent at home with my family, and that means the world to me. I can not tell you how excited I am to watch my little nephew search for Easter Eggs :-D

Hunting for Easter Eggs in the back yard with my sister and brother is one of my favorite childhood memories, and I’m so excited to watch that tradition continue.

What are some of your favorite Easter childhood memories?!

Believe!

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