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HOLIDAY SELF CARE

HOLIDAY SELF CARE

Stores are bustling, lights are twinkling through the streets, and school vacation is just a few steps away; it’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? Although the holiday season can be filled with joy and love, it can also be a stressful or even painful...
BOXED IN, BOXED OUT

BOXED IN, BOXED OUT

Growing up, I was encouraged on many occasions to think outside the box. Yet I was never told explicitly what the box is. Is it a cardboard box? Is it plastic? Steel? I can’t think outside of the box if I have no clue what the box is! Okay, so maybe the box isn’t a...
#RELATIONSHIPGOALS

#RELATIONSHIPGOALS

Now that school is officially underway, it’s a great time to make changes happen in your life.  Each new school year is an unofficial restart on those New Year’s resolutions you made nine months ago.  Maybe you aspired to wake up and eat breakfast every morning, when...
THE RAPE OF MR. SMITH

THE RAPE OF MR. SMITH

The example I’ve posted below was written in 1975, which demonstrates the way that victims of sexual assault are questioned and treated by the legal system when they come forward about their experience(s).  Though it was written over 40 years ago, it unfortunately...
THE TIME WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

THE TIME WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR

It’s that time that we all wait for.  Shorts are now an important (and necessary) part of your wardrobe.  Every ice cream store has officially opened for the season.  The seasonal bathing suit stores that confuse and entice all of us are stocked and ready for summer. ...
THOUGHTS ON PERSPECTICIDE

THOUGHTS ON PERSPECTICIDE

This past week, I read a really interesting article written by UMass Amherst professor Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD.  In it, she wrote about the concept of perspecticide.  Perspecticide is the idea that when you’re in a relationship with someone’s who’s controlling,...
Online Campaigns We Love

Online Campaigns We Love

ONLINE CAMPAIGNS WE LOVE   I’ve been directed to many interesting PSA’s, campaigns, and projects lately, done across the country to put a face to domestic and sexual assault.  I’ve outlined a few of my favorites below, but if you’ve seen or heard of others, email...