PWR Powerful Women Rise Above

09/28/2019

This is the worst because it's too easy to lie to yourself and others when there is no physical signs.

Chronic stress and trauma lead to various mental disorders, one of which is anxiety. However, many people overlook the serious negative effects of mental abuse, but it is actually on the same level of harmfulness as physical abuse. People can suffer a lot due to being yelled at, insulted, and disres...

04/18/2019

Tomorrow, at 1pm, I will be in the Statehouse in Augusta, ME. I have the opportunity to speak at a Senate hearing about the proposed bill that we have been working on which is to offer an option, other than cosmetology school, to license people who want to work on hair, just hair.
I cannot even believe we've come so far...

Our national cosmetology program hasn't changed significantly since the 1930s. That makes hairdresser Sheryl Miller irate: “1,500 hours in school before you earn money as a hairdresser? What if you could get a blow-out license and not also have to wait tables or clean houses?”

02/19/2019

We are working on a very special project with the Senate and other concerned people. It’s to offer affordable training, income and job placement in the Hair Industry. Keep watching for more information. Together, we are strong.

08/14/2018

Some pretty powerful information here. Reach out to us if you need an ear to listen without the accompanying mouth that says...wait for it..."Why don't you just leave?"

Domestic violence is a pervasive, too-common form of abuse.

05/15/2018

I'm sorry for my absence...We've been working on something very special.

Before I allowed myself to become involved with "him", I was at the peak of my career. Within a year, it was gone. That is now historical information that I use to fuel my passion.

I realized that the one thing that I knew how to do really well was make money. I was a well trained hair dresser and a well trained trainer. I took my knowledge, my fire and the words of my mentor "You'll only know if your successful if you can do it twice, the first time could've been by accident" and built a business.

I also know that our industry has a high incidence of Domestic Abuse. The key thing that you need in any situation is the ability to make enough money to support yourself and in my case, my daughter. Even with that, I still couldn't leave. The shame and humiliation of being so "stupid" silenced me, until it didn't.

I think about the "WHAT IF?" all of the time. What if I had met him under different circumstances, meaning, not having any sort of skill set that could support me. Life is not cheap. Working as an unskilled person does not pay you enough to put you into a place of "f**k you" https://youtu.be/xdfeXqHFmPI

Now, years later, I have an amazing husband that fully supports me in what I love and has given my daughter a strong male role model. I have a happy ending...but it's not enough, knowing what I know. State and Federal statistics show that our industry is in the on the poverty side of income. I'm glad I didn't know that because I am able to produce 4X the amount. That is dangerous information and puts an emotional financial ceiling on earnings. How do you promote change? Education. Where is education done best? In a quality learning environment. That is why we opened Artezen Hair Lab. Our commitment is to show hair dressers, that don't want to buy into the statistical bull s**t of giving an average, not a range, the steps on how to get there. It's not easy, but neither was leaving. If you know a hair dresser that isn't meeting their potential, tell them about us. Help them reach their place of FU...

02/02/2018

It has been a labor of love creating this school... Our dream is to be able to help other artists become successful so that they can earn a living that will give them the financial freedom to leave if you need to.

Join Artezen Hair Lab to celebrate their opening with a free First Look event and a special introductory rate Founders’ Internship Program for newly licensed hair professionals. Held at a modern studio in the historic Pepperell Mills in Biddeford, the Founders Internship Program promises results b...

09/30/2017

This is a good read for people who don’t understand why people don’t “just leave” an abusive relationship. The torture doesn’t exist in the beginning. When it starts, you can’t even begin to explain why, it has no rhyme or reason. I still suffer from anxiety when I’ve been out for too long...out, meaning, running errands...stupid little things. I have a wonderful husband now who encourages me to reach out to him when I’m feeling that way and he reassures me that everything is ok and that I’m not “in trouble”. It’s so messed up, but, that’s my truth. Stay strong, ask for help, you’re not alone.

If I thought long enough about all of the moments in my relationship when I knew I should have left, I'd drive myself wild. I consistently reprimand my own naivety and feel stupid for being "blinded by love." My own self-criticism of my two-and-half-…

06/14/2017

They are quite good at it. It doesn't matter how smart, wealthy or sophisticated you are...if they're good and you are the target, they will win. Arm yourself with information. xo

Toxic people such as malignant narcissists, psychopaths and those with antisocial traits engage in maladaptive behaviors in relationships that ultimately exploit, demean and hurt their intimate partners, family members and friends. They use a plethora of diversionary tactics that distort the reality...

04/10/2017

Everyone should see this. The abused won't feel alone and the friends will have an idea of what is actually happening on a psychological basis...

“It’s important to remember that abuse is never ever deserved.”