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Sharing the light – Meet Amy 29 of 52 Phenomenal Women
I am Amy – © Colin B Photography 2019 29 weeks ago I began a journey that has become the 52 Phenomenal Women Project. During this time, I...
Amy Boyle
Mar 27, 20192 min read
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Balancing Act – Meet Heidi 27 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Heidi: In her own words ©Amy Boyle Photography 2019 “In spring of 2012, the Tribune was re-imagining our Sunday lifestyles section...
Amy Boyle
Mar 13, 20193 min read
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“The bravest journeys are never taken alone” – Meet Amanda 26 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2019 Meet Amanda: In her own words “Minutes after the birth of my first child via emergency c-section, I felt the...
Amy Boyle
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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A modern-day Cupid – Meet Bela 25 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Bela: In her own words ©Amy Boyle Photography 2019 “I grew up in a loving family with educated parents who immigrated from Bombay,...
Amy Boyle
Feb 27, 20193 min read
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How to EM-Power others – Meet Emma 24 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Emma: In her own words: “When I was eight years old, I published my first magazine. Dedicated to my love of horses, I named it...
Amy Boyle
Feb 20, 20193 min read
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Inhale… Exhale… Meet Eileen 23 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2019 Meet Eileen: In her own words “After many years as a corporate Buyer at Fortune 500 companies including...
Amy Boyle
Feb 13, 20192 min read
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Follow your path – Meet Jenn 22 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Follow Your Path – Meet Jenn: In her own words “I loved art from the time I was a little girl. Give me a piece of paper and a new set of...
Amy Boyle
Feb 6, 20192 min read
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“We all shine on…” – Meet Terri 21 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Terri, who became Chicago’s first female morning drive on air personality in 1981. For more than 40 years, Terri Hemmert has been...
Amy Boyle
Jan 30, 20194 min read
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“Sometimes a warrior has to…” – Meet Laura 20 of 52 Phenomenal Women
“Sometimes a warrior has to let down their shield in order to discover true strength within.” Meet Laura: (@lauramsavage) In her own...
Amy Boyle
Jan 23, 20193 min read
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Young, Scrappy, and Human – Meet Maureen 19 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Maureen: @momo_sanderson In her own words: ©Amy Boyle Photography 2019 “I am slowly but surely shifting from being described as...
Amy Boyle
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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“The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are.” – Meet Flo 18
The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are. St. Teresia Benedicta (Edith Stein) Meet Flo (@flomerkldeutsch): In...
Amy Boyle
Jan 9, 20192 min read
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“Life is not a dress rehearsal. ” – Meet Susan 16 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Have fun everyday. Be weird. Invest in experiences. Make snow angels. Swim in the ocean. Cannonball into...
Amy Boyle
Dec 26, 20182 min read
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Read me a story – Meet Debby 15 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.” Dr. Seuss Meet Debby: (In...
Amy Boyle
Dec 19, 20182 min read
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The Color of Life – Meet Cara 14 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Cara: (In her own words) “I was twelve years old when it hit me for the first time: there was nothing more powerful than words....
Amy Boyle
Dec 12, 20183 min read
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Om is where your heart is… Meet Alessandra 13 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Alessandra: (In her own words) ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 People tell me at work that when they see me they remember to pause and...
Amy Boyle
Dec 5, 20184 min read
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My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)”… Meet MJ 12 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet MJ: (@mjtam) ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 In her own words… “It was 1999 when I first stumbled writing online. I was in the fashion...
Amy Boyle
Nov 28, 20183 min read
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Ready for the adventure that is life: Meet Tabitha 11 of 52 Phenomenal Women
“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance — and then even the small steps and little victories along...
Amy Boyle
Nov 21, 20182 min read
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The girl that lived: Meet Liz – 9 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Liz: (in her own words) “I could tell you the horrible details of how I was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer, the 200...
Amy Boyle
Nov 7, 20183 min read
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“Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” Meet Toni – Week 8 of 52
The above quote: : ““Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” This is from ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men Meet...
Amy Boyle
Oct 31, 20183 min read
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“Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving.” – Meet Martina: 7 of 52 Phen
Meet Martina: a 20-something, first-generation college graduate born, raised and recently returned to the Windy City. In her own words…...
Amy Boyle
Oct 24, 20183 min read
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