What is Love? – By Alexandra Ramirez, 2016-2017 Shortstack Model
I wrote something that was inspired by a conversation I was having with Hal and my writing might make one of you guys smile or remember something positive or change your mind set so yeaaa that’s why I keep posting my blogs: Love is when you care for that person so much their suffering […]
Who Am I? – By 2017 Shortstack Model Alexandra Ramirez
I don’t know who I am. I know my name is Alexandra Ramirez and I’m a 16-year-old girl, but I don’t know who I am as a person. I don’t know if I matter to anybody or if my life has any meaning. I’m so lost and I always been lost. I’ve been depressed for […]
To promote mental health, identity-based student groups look inward
Citing a shortage of regularly scheduled, university-wide discussions surrounding mental health, identity-based student groups have held mental health-focused programs for their own members this year. In the past semester, student organizations including the University Senate Student Affairs Committee, General Studies Student Council, and the Mental Health Task Force, have all called for greater […]
Not Just A Walk in the Park… All Lives Matter – By Hal Eisenberg, CEO
As I read this article (below) I thought about that day in the park. She was sitting there and on the surface she looked as if she was staring out at the universe blindly. At moments I didn’t know what to think. I was at a lost for words and all I hoped for was […]
What Is Wrong With Our Medical Profession? By Hal Eisenberg, CEO
I was asked to write a reaction as a professional social worker who has worked with many youth and adults who are struggling with an Eating Disorder to the following quote in the article linked below. The original article is posted under my reaction. The article is actually a very good article on Binge Eating Disorder […]
A Magical Dinner Party – By Sandy Corso, Huffington Post
A NYC friend recently invited me to a dinner party. He warned it would be a magical night and, wow, was he right! I am always amazed at selfless people whose main goal in life is to make the world a better place. I was so inspired by this table of people that I decided […]
Flurt: Shortstack Modeling Agency Dares to Break the Rules
It’s every girl’s dream, at one point or another, to become a model. Walking the runway, modeling clothes by famous designers, being on the cover of Vogue, Elle, Seventeen…what’s not to want? However, as much as being a cover girl may seem easy and breezy, so many things happen behind the scenes: Photoshop, body-shaming, height-shaming and the pressure to be and look like the ideal, just to name a few.
The Difference – Episode 4 – The Inner You
An interview with The Inner You program for eating disorders and self-esteem.
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Posted by Chandraisgreat on May 30th, 2011 Have you ever dreamed of walking in a fashion show but didn’t think you had what it takes to be a model? You are not alone, many young girls have high fashion dreams but lack the height requirements that are expected in the fashion industry for runway modeling. […]
WOO’s Hal Eisenberg Interview on Blogtalk
Join us and guest Hal Eisenberg, founder of Windows of Opportunity, as we discuss the changing landscape in schools for all students, and particularly LGBT youth in care. Hal has organized gay-straight alliances, HIV-prevention groups, and fashion shows to build self confidence and self-esteem in youth. A straight ally, Hal is a musician and former […]