Safe Boundaried Spaces

Many entertainers are protected in our culture. They are called “artists.” They are called “talented.” They are called “important.” So when they harm children, or support people who harm children, …

When I was in college earning my degree in Organizational Management and Development, we were asked to give a presentation about early milestones in our lives that helped shape how …

When we say, “He objectified her,” we make it sound like mere casual disrespect. What really happens is extermination of recognition. She is not reduced to a sex object. She …

“Only human beings can look directly at something, have all the information they need to make an accurate prediction, perhaps even momentarily make the accurate prediction, and then say that …

At some point, complacency feels like betrayal. It is exhausting and deeply painful to be a witness to complacency around violence and abuse. Complacency is an enemy to progress and …

Young people say: I don’t believe women and girls should have to be stronger. We ought to be fighting for a world that gives us all less to survive. I’m …

Femicide. We keep saying it. “We can’t bring her back, but justice was served.” We say it after the trial. After the sentencing. After the cameras leave. And every time, …

No one could have predicted how this year would end. It bent sharply. Again and again. Just when people thought they understood the terrain, the road changed beneath their feet. …

There is something deeply revealing about the world we live in. You cannot rent a car without agreeing to terms….and a credit card. You cannot lease a home without stringent …

We have made a choice. Not quietly.Not accidentally.Not without consequence. We have chosen to be a nation that does not guarantee authentic and truthful mental health care around the clock.That …