Dr. Danita Applewhite is an eminent speaker, author, professional vocational counselor, and a retired psychology professor.
The Mesa woman is also a powerful voice for the disabled community, particularly her fellow veterans who face hopelessness and homelessness.
“I motivate them to see themselves as ‘differently-abled,’ as opposed to disabled,” she said. “I also want the people who come to me for mentoring to see themselves as the beautiful, productive, successful, valuable, and wonderful people they are.”
Founder and director of the nonprofit White Apple Institute, Applewhite uses a team of educators, counselors, employers, and social workers to empower adults who have both visible and hidden disabilities such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, autism, and fear of being alone…