Meet Shane Feldman: Founder of Count Me In

Meet Shane Feldman: Founder of Count Me In

Although we've done it before, it's a pretty rare occasion for Lady Code to feature men on the blog! When I had the opportunity to interview Shane Feldman for the blog, I just couldn't say no. Shane is representing everything that we here at Lady Code stand for: Creating champions from adversity. Whether it's financial [...]

From Bullied to Beauty Queen: Meet Anne Ransom, Miss Rhode Island United States 2015

From Bullied to Beauty Queen: Meet Anne Ransom, Miss Rhode Island United States 2015

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, I am collaborating with Anne Ransom, Miss Rhode Island United States 2015, to raise awareness for suicide. Suicide is often related to serious depression, substance use disorders, and other mental health conditions. Recognizing psychological distress and ensuring access to the care and services needed to diagnose and treat depression, eating disorders, [...]

Love Your Body First

Love Your Body First

Every day, scrolling through Instgram, I see women with unrealistic bodies promoting products like waist trainers, detox teas, teeth whitening kits, and crazy new tools to make you skinnier, trendier, prettier, and... happier? I was a victim to this crazy form of aggressive (and unhealthy) social marketing for the past two years. I bought the waist trainers, [...]

Motivational Monday: Meet Taylor Farley, Model Beauty USA 2015

Motivational Monday: Meet Taylor Farley, Model Beauty USA 2015

Happy Monday from Lady Code! For most of us, Mondays are difficult and we might feel like the day is dragging and the week will drag even more. If you've been keeping up with Lady Code, you may remember our guest blogger (and my sister), Melissa Opie would always most on Mondays with Melissa's Motivational [...]

One on One with Charlotte Trattner: Miss Teen U.S. Virgin Islands United States 2015

One on One with Charlotte Trattner: Miss Teen U.S. Virgin Islands United States 2015

Meet 17-year-old Charlotte Trattner: Miss Teen US Virgin Islands United States 2015, an actress, model, award winning speaker, a high-school junior at Miami Arts Charter School, and already taking college classes at Florida International University. If you have the opportunity to meet beautiful, outgoing, and confident, Charlotte, it would never cross your mind that Charlotte was a [...]

Cover Girls: Let’s make sure our women & children are covered

Cover Girls: Let’s make sure our women & children are covered

Just a few months ago I had the pleasure of meeting Lian Marcos, the Community Development Associate at the Miami Rescue Mission Outreach Center. Through her I was introduced to the Miami Rescue Mission and the wonderful cause they work on: preventing homelessness. The center has been a haven for homeless women and children by [...]