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Why Our Mothers are Our Heroes
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals Each year we celebrate Mother’s Day, and this reminds us of the results of a study we conducted recently that underscored the importance of family members as...
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Caregivers: Heroes with a Different Kind of Courage
By Linda Brendle A hero is defined as a person who is admired for courage or noble qualities or is the main character in a book, play or movie who is typically identified with good qualities. A...
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Doctors Without Borders: Heroes Who Heal Others
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals The most heroic people are often those who do their selfless work anonymously. They seek neither credit nor publicity. Guided by humanitarian motives only,...
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Tony Mendez: The Audacious Hero of ‘Argo’
By Mallory Krause, Olivia Peros, and Lizzie Ruggieri Tony Mendez is a former CIA agent who specialized in covert CIA operations for 25 years. Recently, his actions over three decades ago have propelled...
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Katelin Peterson: An Inspirational and Heroic Student-Athlete
By Paige Venables, Jess Hollis, and Chelsea Davies Katelin Peterson, a former student athlete at the University of Richmond who majored in psychology and served as captain for the varsity women’s field...
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Chiune Sugihara: The Hero Who Didn’t Walk Away
By Jesse Schultz There is a surprisingly profound line towards the end of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It is uttered by Professor Dumbledore, who says “It takes great deal of bravery to...
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Survivors of Trauma: Heroes Emerging From the Darkness
By Lisa Compton As I trauma therapist, I have the privileged experience of working with people I consider true heroes — those who have been through painful traumatic events and find the courage to...
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Night Witches: The Forgotten Aviatrixes
By Jesse Schultz There was a controversy in the early 1990s. U.S. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin announced in 1993 that for the first time in US history, women would be allowed to fly combat missions....
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Heroes of 9/11: The Passengers and Crew of United 93
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals As we approach the 12-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Americans continue to experience a range of strong emotions. There remains deep sadness...
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Harriet Quimby: Aviatrix One
By Rick Hutchins In the early 20th Century, men and women were considered quite different animals and the social roles assigned to them reflected that belief. Women were expected to keep house and...
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The Invisible Heroes Among Us
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals Over the past year, we’ve blogged about many important heroes. We described the globally transforming impact of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin...
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Sidney Poitier: Quiet Revolutionary
© 2013 Rick Hutchins The word revolution suggests noise. People will do a lot to draw attention to their cause; yelling and shouting is usually the least of it. But some revolutions happen quietly,...
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My Sister, the Quiet Hero
By Scott T. Allison This past December 27th, my sister Sheree passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 57. On the surface, Sheree was no different from many people. She had a husband and two...
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Shavarsh Karapetyan: The Underwater Battle of the Champion
By Sharon Novikov, Matt Rosenthal, & Russell Pine Shavarsh Karapetyan is a retired Soviet Armenian finswimmer. He is an 11-time World Record holder, 17-time World Champion, 13-time European...
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Welles Crowther: The Self-Sacrificing Hero
By Hayden Stults, Amelia Knight, and Abby Goethals Self-sacrifice is one of the principal defining features of heroism. No one embodied this principal better than Welles Crowther, a 24 year-old...
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Hannah Taylor: The Hero with a Heart
“If we never give up, and care enough for each other, we can do anything.” -Hannah Taylor, 2006 - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - By Kelsea Starr, Mike...
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Death and Heroism
By Scott T. Allison “Death throws life out of balance, and it’s up to us, the living, to try to bring that balance back.” - Rick Hutchins These past few days I’ve been mulling over the link between...
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Josephine Baker: Bronze Venus
By Rick Hutchins Pulp Fiction abounds with larger-than-life heroes who seemingly achieve more than any mere mortal could hope to accomplish in one lifetime. Mainstream society rejects such notions as...
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Liz Murray: The Hero Who Went From Homeless to Harvard
By Jamie Bieber and Katie Matta People do not need to possess superpowers to be heroes. All humans are equipped with the ability to summon up the necessary resilience and resourcefulness to overcome...
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Heroes of 9/11: The Passengers and Crew of United 93
By Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals As we pass the 12-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Americans continue to experience a range of strong emotions. There remains deep sadness...
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