Having a mental illness doesn't mean you can't have a happy, healthy relationship.
The Fog of Grief During the Holidays: 9 Tips to Get You Through the Season
Holidays are advertised as joyous occasions where we gather together and celebrate with family and friends. Everywhere you look there are reminders that the holidays are the ‘most wonderful time of the year.’ But, after loss, holidays don’t feel so wonderful anymore. In fact, they can be downright debilitating.
Keaton Jones Records Tearful Plea to Bullies—When Chris Evans Responds, He Knows They Heard Him
They poured milk on him and stuffed ham down his clothes.
How to Respond to Sexual Harassment
When sexual harassment happens in public, women feel trapped. They don’t want to make a scene, they don’t want to prompt aggression in the harasser, so we often just remove ourselves from the situation.
Aly Raisman Responds to Backlash Over Waiting 8 Years to Report Sexual Abuse
"They’re master manipulators."
“It Has Nothing to Do With Sex”: Angelina Jolie Debunks 3 Myths That Drive Sexual Abuse
"The first myth is that this behavior is sexual... a man who mistreats women is NOT oversexed."
“I Pointed”: Ex-Girlfriend Posts Raw Message That Every Victim of Domestic Abuse Needs to Hear
"As he prepared for the next series of shots, my friend asked me to do one simple task: He asked me to point. Point to every bruise on my aching body. Every mark. Every fingerprint."
New Burger King Ad Perfectly Captures What We’re Getting Wrong About Bullying
Bullying is the No.1 act of violence against young people in America. But would you put an end to bullying if it was happening right in front of you? BK uses an unusual method to put their customers to the test.
The Deadly Price of Giving Our Kids Privacy
Privacy comes when our children are “off our payroll.”
Being a “Good Christian Girl” Didn’t Protect Me From Sexual Assault
"I was a good girl. I always had been. I had never fooled around with boys, and boyfriends never got below the waist."
They Told Her Son, “Do the World a Favor and Just Kill Yourself”—So He Did
“They looked for any little thing, just to make his life miserable.”
Please Don’t Stop Inviting Your Friend With Anxiety
Accompanied by more anxiety, guilt and isolation, I worry that I am letting the people that I love down. I worry that people will see me as unreliable. I worry that I will seem boring.
High School Students in Michigan Launch Peer Project: “13 Reasons Why Not”
In the Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" Hannah Baker gives 13 reasons why she felt she needed to die. Students at Oxford High School are changing the game.
Anxious Girlfriend Texts “Are We Okay?”—Boyfriends 4-Word Response Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons
"It's hard loving someone who suffers from anxiety... Find yourself someone who doesn't make you feel like loving you is a job."
13 Things I Wish I Could Tell Hannah Baker
There are more than "13 Reasons Why" she deserved to hear these words.
A Word to Girls About Sexting and Setting Standards
"God’s plan for you is better than anything you can imagine, and when you place your trust in that, you find all the love you need."
The Day My Brother With Down Syndrome Became a Viral Meme
I wanted the creator of the meme to feel the weight of what he had done. I wanted him to come out from behind the security of his computer screen to face me in the real world because only then could he see the negative impact his cruel joke had upon so many people.