“A shortage of psychiatrists is forcing teens in crisis into crowded ERs and inpatient centers as anxiety and depression surge; ‘the constant answer was wait, wait and wait.’ ” Article by Charlotte Ledger, published on September 5, 2023 in the NC Health News.
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Marga Fripp is the Founder of What Matters Institute.
She is a Romanian-American women’s empowerment activist, artist, expressive art therapist and poet. She is a former journalist, currently living in Geneva, Switzerland.
She speaks and facilitates workshops and retreats on women’s empowerment and well-being through creativity, self-care and mindful practices. Her workshops cultivate joy, build empathy and resilience, and reduce daily stress, anxiety and burnout.
Over the past two decades, Marga founded and led two non-profit organizations – Empowered Women International serving immigrant, refugee and low-income women in the Washington DC Metro Area, and the Association for the Promotion of Women in Romania empowering survivors of domestic violence and advocating for legislation to protect survivors.
She is a TEDx Speaker 2013, and serves as a U.S. Speaker with the U.S. Department of State. Marga has trained and spoken nationally and internationally in the United States, Romania, Slovakia, Barbados, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. She lives in Geneva with her husband and soulmate, Jesse Fripp and their son, Arthur.
