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behind Mary Pat&#8217;s first book,<em><strong> &#8220;Easy Street Ain&#8217;t So Easy&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>and her work as the Founder and National President of <strong>Youth In Action<\/strong>. \u00a0The book includes a <strong>resource guide <\/strong>and discussion questions for parents, educators, and concerned adults.<\/p>\n<p>I will post highlights from the event and my interview with MaryPat on my blog next week!<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/MaryPatBookLaunchFlyer_FB.jpg');\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"  href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/MaryPatBookLaunchFlyer_FB.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2121\" title=\"MaryPatBookLaunchFlyer_FB\" src=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/MaryPatBookLaunchFlyer_FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"567\" 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As a certified personal development coach and founder of Teen Girl University\u2122, she helps young women and girls growing up in the digital age make healthy choices, strengthen social-emotional intelligence, and develop their leadership potential so they can thrive during adolescence and beyond. As a certified money breakthrough business coach and the founder of the\u00a0A Heart for Girls\u2122 Business Academy, she helps women with a heart for empowering girls build sustainable speaking and coaching businesses so they can monetize their work and have a bigger impact. For 15 years, Dr. Carla also served as the founder and former Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)\u00ae, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of underserved Black young women and girls. Her groundbreaking research and work with girls has been published in academic books and journals, studied in university courses, and featured in respected media outlets, including The New York Times, NBC, CBS, Fast Company, Yahoo! Parenting, Reuters, Woman's Day, and Ebony. 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