Educate | Advocate | Titillate Stef Woods has been called D.C.’s Carrie Bradshaw. In many ways, she could be likened to the whole cast of Sex in the City. Woods, WCL ’99, details the juicy ups and downs of love and sex in Washington, using code names for the men in her life (Mr. Big meet […]
Educate | Advocate | Titillate Stef Woods is an educator, public speaker, writer, former practicing attorney, and breast cancer survivor and advocate. In December 2008, Stef began writing about relationships, sex and dating on her website, City Girl’s Blog™. She wrote under the pseudonym, “City Girl,” in the hopes of protecting her career as an […]
There was a time when I embraced the pink of breast cancer. I know better now. Pink epitomizes all that is sweet and feminine. A pink ribbon is small and aesthetically pleasing. Breast cancer is anything but pink and pretty. The reality of battling the disease is enormous and ugly. Pink ribbons are gender-stereotyped accessories […]
I used to think Breast Cancer Awareness Month was a good thing. We need to raise awareness…to encourage dialogue about breast cancer…to reaffirm our commitment to saving second base! That’s no longer the case. Pink products and pink-themed fundraisers associated with Breast Cancer Industry Month represent money given to people and organizations that are not […]
I first heard about Moshe Zusman in 2010 from friends who were amateur photographers in DC. They espoused the virtues of his talents, which are easily apparent when you see his work. I met Moshe several weeks later at Fashion for Paws. I was surprised at how amiable he was. That was reaffirmed when he casually […]
The Man describes me as a sentimental unsentimentalist. Or, maybe I’m an unsentimental sentimentalist? However you phrase it, he's right. When it comes to my personal relationships, I’m incredibly sappy. (Why, yes, I’m the girl who is tearing up in the card aisle at CVS after finding the perfect card for a loved one!) On […]
I always have a great time being interviewed on The District Dish with Kate Michael of K Street Magazine! This month, I was featured on the show for my class on The 50 Shades Trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to speak at length abut the class and help debunk some of the misperceptions about […]
Both my friend and I were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2010. We followed our doctors’ recommendations regarding surgery and treatment to a tee. In 2011, we both rejoiced over the scans that showed we were cancer-free. We had beaten breast cancer! We were survivors! For over a year, I had worn the survivor […]
October 19-22, 2012 I headed off to North Carolina to relax with several girlfriends at lake house. I didn’t think much about being pregnant while I was away since I assumed that the odds of the doctors letting me try to carry to term were so miniscule. When I returned to DC from the lake, I couldn’t […]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 I left my friend at Starbucks with one thing on my mind: Chicken Wings from TGI Friday’s. I couldn’t remember the last time I ate chicken wings or went to Friday's. As I walked to 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, I realized that I had been craving a lot of different foods over […]