About Dr. Carla
Carla Stokes, Ph.D., M.P.H. is an internationally recognized women's and girls' health expert, speaker, educator, coach, social entrepreneur, and Chief Empowerment Officer of Dr. Carla LLC, a health education, coaching, and personal development company for women, girls, parents, and girl advocates. She is also the Founder of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)®, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of underserved young women and girls.
Dr. Carla has spent more than 15 years mentoring youth and is respected as a leading authority and trailblazer in the fields of women’s health, youth development, and girl empowerment. Through her groundbreaking research and life-changing work, she passionately inspires greatness, healthy behaviors, self-empowerment, and personal growth in women and girls; empowers parents to raise healthy, happy, and resilient daughters; and prepares educators and girl advocates to uplift the next generation of women leaders -- and she can do the same for you!
A sought-after, dynamic, and memorable speaker, Dr. Carla has lectured widely and delivered powerful messages to diverse audiences of women, youth, girls, parents, educators, health and social service professionals, girl advocates, and concerned adults. She is available for speaking engagements, media appearances, in-person and virtual coaching, and consulting projects. [Read More About Dr. Carla...]
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Educate a Girl and Change the World: The Power of The Girl Effect
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to a diverse group of 200 women and girls in Atlanta, GA as a participant on a panel sponsored by the Women’s Initiative Task Force for the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. The purpose of the dialogue was to explore how women and girls in… [Continue Reading]
What to do the next time you have to make an important decision…
If I could go back in time, I would listen to my intuition more instead of allowing other people and their issues, drama, and priorities to negatively influence my choices. Even though I have learned to trust my intuition over the years, there are still times when I wish I had paid more attention to… [Continue Reading]
Sesame Street’s “I Love My Hair” Video & Conversation Guide for Parents
I love the Sesame Street “I Love My Hair” video because it aims to teach young girls about self-acceptance while building positive self-esteem. However, my initial reaction was, “Where was this video when I was struggling to figure out why my dolls didn’t look like me?” NPR reported that the video aired on the October… [Continue Reading]
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