We are living in an age where almost everything is in the palm of our hands. There is a sense of freedom to be able to connect to people across the world, check the weather in Hong Kong, buy a new pair of pants, and figure out where your favorite celebrity was born in a […]
If you tell someone that you work with your partner, you might receive a grimace or hear “I could never do that!”. A bias exists that if you work and live together then the relationship is going to go up in flames, but does it always have to go that way? In reality, it depends on […]
Social justice activist Malcolm X once stated that “When ‘I’ is replaced with ‘We’, even ‘Illness’ becomes ‘Wellness’”. Eating disorders often manifest as a result of external criticism or social standards that evolve into internal conflict and subsequent self-punishment. The loneliness felt in this experience is also seen in the mechanics of language-internal, individual, isolation […]
Many groups all over the world have suffered from the cruel eye of racism. The difficult reality we face today is that these racial stereotypes exist worldwide and are the clear root of the current unrest in our nation. Another painful reality to swallow is that these hurtful and inaccurate assumptions may be held by […]
Just when the naps became regulated, the ride to school didn’t involve screaming, and parents were settling into finding the balance of themselves individually and with each other again…a global health crisis plunges us back into the four walls of our homes that don’t seem to have enough corners to escape into. The effects of the […]
Dear Coronavirus: Our Summer Can’t be StolenAt this point in our “new normal”, you may be looking at a calendar with question marks next to upcoming dates or with big events just crossed off entirely. We have been experiencing multiple griefs in this time, while this includes our hearts breaking for the loss of our fellow […]