ChickSpeak

Regardless if it’s in our careers, our relationships, our self-image or just by wearing sky-high heels -women are rising to new heights in all areas of our lives.We go for the extra hour of overtimes, run for an additional five minutes when we feel like we’re going to collapse, and we sign up to help […]

The past few weeks, ChickSpeak has covered the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by featuring articles on inspiring athletes and their practically unprecedented, awe-inspiring accomplishments - including Angela Ruggiero’s historical hockey games and Lindsey Jacobellis‘ incredible influence among the snowboarding community.
As the writer of these pieces, one question still baffles me: at such a high level […]

“This is probably the only instrument I recognize,” my aunt said.  
I glanced over my shoulder at where she stood and smiled. My aunt is a thin woman who likes to dress in dark browns, blacks, and grays. At 5′10, she towers over everyone in the family, and in my childhood I often asked her […]

The number one thing every critic of the fashion world talks about is the negative message designers send by featuring super-skinny, un-realistic women as the spotlight of the looks every woman yearns for and desires.
Sending these messages about the necessity to be thin in order to be beautiful is certainly something the fashion world and […]

She was eighteen and accepted into the college she always wanted to attend. She arrived on campus as a bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed freshman, ready to embark on a new journey and start a new adult life.
But something was off.
She didn’t fit in. She didn’t feel like she could make friends. She felt alone and trapped. She didn’t […]

Change is in the air, flowers start to bloom and sundresses and open-toed shoes come out of hibernation. While the breeze can be a little chilly, it’s nice to know the worst of winter is behind us, and summer is before us.
Yes, chicks, the start of Spring in a few weeks brings the hope for […]

Lindsay Mustard is a lucky girl. She was able to do something that few people actually do, something that is so incredibly special; that is, go to the Olympics.
Mustard, who competes in mogul skiing and was coached by gold medalist Hannah Kearney at a training camp in Whistler, B.C. last summer, traveled to Vancouver to […]

“What is that exactly?” My friend crossed her arms and cocked her head to one side. Her eyes had the tendency to get bigger when she was confused, and at the present moment, they were large green orbs, glistening over with both confusion and interest.  
“Well,” I began slowly, not wanting to appear completely out […]

College chicks are known for being mature, sophisticated ladies. However, the torturous onslaught of papers and exams that come along during midterms can leave even the most independent chick longing for the days when the school day ended at three and the most important thing was making sure the newest episode of Sailor Moon was […]

There are some days when opportunity is constantly knocking, our hearts are filled with so much hope we can barely stand it, and life seems to be falling into place exactly as we wished it would.
And then some days, we break our heel, the coffee shop is out of our favorite low-fat, sugar-free syrup, the […]