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Creating Hope
A co-worker shared a beautiful quote with me that will forever be ingrained in my memory and follow me in everything I do: “the future belongs to those who create hope for the next generation.” Adults have the tendency to belittle the emotions and thoughts of children...
Domestic Violence Through a Seasonal Lens
Through annual local news reports and other speculation, the wintertime and Holiday Season are frequently associated with a “spike” in domestic violence. These articles often cite stressful factors like incoming bills, shopping, and family gatherings as reasons for...
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
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
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...
STONEWALLING: A SECRET FORM OF VERBAL ABUSE
Have you ever been upset about something your partner has done and tried to bring it up to them? Odds are, depending on the severity of the situation and how you and your partner solve problems, it may have ended amicably or it may have become a fight. Most of us...
OBSERVATIONS VS REALITY – PARTS 1,2,3
PART 1 How many of you have thought this at some point? Thought that maybe the person complaining about or talking about the abuse they’re experiencing is exaggerating, deserving of the abuse, or maybe secretly ‘likes it?’ because they don’t do anything to change...
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
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. ...