The following piece was submitted by a reader and does not represent the views of Make It Better. As a psychotherapist, I consider empathy to be an important tool for healing. In clinical supervision I often tell the true story of a woman in New York City, 1985. Briget Gerney, after leaving Bloomingdale’s, was pinned […]
By the time I was 9 years old I knew I wasn’t like the other children — I was fat. I can vividly recall a time in my life where I was visible to my family, but invisible to the outside world. People would walk right past me like I was a fading reflection. Adults […]
Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye hosted the 4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation June 10-11. The annual, two-day event has raised more than $185,000 to date and 100 percent of the proceeds directly benefit the medical needs of children. Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation is […]
This past May marked the 20th anniversary of the legendary 20-strikeout game pitched by the Chicago Cubs’ Kerry Wood. In celebration of Wood’s historic game, Coda di Volpe on Southport hosted a patio party benefitting the Wood Family Foundation. Started in 2011 by the Cubs pitcher and his wife, Sarah, the Wood Family Foundation fosters relationships […]
Cancer is something that hits far too close to home for the Rizzo family. At the age of 18 and on the cusp of his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Sox organization, Anthony Rizzo was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. His grandmother was simultaneously battling breast cancer. In September of 2008, Rizzo was told he […]
“We can do so many things when we are organized,” says Nasir Bin Zakaria, reflecting on what he has achieved in Chicago by creating a community space for Rohingya refugees for learning, healing, and advocating. The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar. As a young Rohingya child growing up in Myanmar, Bin Zakaria […]
One thing active Chicagoans love about our far-too-short warm weather season is that it’s finally time to take that workout outside. Whether that means training intensely for a marathon or simply walking around the block for a breath of fresh air, it’s the perfect time to start pounding the pavement. Need some extra motivation? Run […]
“To be able to disagree with respect is a skill that we’ve all lost,” Andrea Zopp told attendees at the seventh annual Make Room for Debate Luncheon, which celebrated 20 years of partnership between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Debate League and Chicago Debate Commission. Zopp, president and CEO of World Business Chicago, and recently named one of Make It […]
In a city as vibrant as Chicago, making everyday decisions — where to order dinner, get a haircut, push your kids on the swings — can feel downright dizzying. Enter our (eighth annual!) Best Of awards: You shared your favorite spaces and places, we tallied the votes, and together we’ll celebrate all that makes our […]
Embed from Getty Images The recent Trump administration policy that has separated immigrant children from their families at the border is a humanitarian crisis that has rightfully faced global opposition, including from all five living First Ladies. As of yesterday afternoon, President Trump signed an executive order to stop the policy, but the more than […]
