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Teen Mom Aaliyah with Summer Owens after using the S.O. What! Literacy, Life Skills, and Character Education curriculum
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10 Ways to Use Life After Birth and the S.O. What! Curriculum to Build Confidence and Literacy in Teen Moms

Every teen mom has a story. Too often, that story is defined by statistics, stereotypes, or the mistakes people assume will shape the rest of her life. But what if the story became the very thing that inspired her to read more, think deeper,…
Summer Owens holding book, Life After Birth: A Memoir of Survival and Success as a Teenage Mother
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15 Years Later: How One Inspirational Teen Mom Story Is Still Changing Lives

Can you believe it’s been 15 years?! Fifteen years since I shared my truth with the world—the story of getting pregnant on my 15th birthday (thanks for the birthday wishes) and becoming a mother at 15. The story of choosing faith over…
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Building Resilience to Combat Bullying: My Journey and Tips

Have you ever been bullied? Or been a bully? Bullying – a word that can send shivers down the spine of anyone who's experienced it. Or who has seen the devastation bullying can cause. I know this feeling all too well. Years ago, I shared…
Netisha Burnett takes the lead as the Executive Director of the S.O. What! Foundation

New Leadership Feels SO Good

You never know where your dreams can take you. In 2011, I started my speaking business, S.O. What! LLC, and the next year I founded the S.O What! Foundation. I had no idea how hard it would be to lead and grow both organizations simultaneously.…