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Why Everyday Sexism Should Matter To You

I want to share what I’ve experienced, a sort of report if you will, in sharing my stories about childhood sexual abuse, my experiences as a female human, and the responses from men. All of these...

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An Honest Look at How Panic Disorder Can Affect Parenting

I’m honored to have Gravity Imprint author H.M. Jones here today with us to share her experiences as a parent who suffers from panic disorder, and how that has affected her. Look for Jones’ amazing...

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Sacrificing our Children: Sexual Abuse Myths in Fame Culture by Bobbi Parish...

  Child sexual abusers are scruffy looking middle aged men who live in their mother’s basement, subsisting on Mountain Dew and Hot Pockets, and hang out at the local playground trying to lure their...

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The Reasons Reverse Sexism Doesn’t Really Exist

I am not sexist and I don’t condone violence. You might disagree with me after reading this post. The Spark: A Little History  I shared a question on my Facebook wall the other day: what do you have an...

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These Are The Reasons We Need Female Heroes

(Photo credit: Pasquale Vitiello) Please welcome author Samantha Bryant to the blog as she shares her views on the female hero.  In real life, the hero-women in my life are older than me. My mother,...

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If I Can Just Make it Home by Bobbi Parish (@BobbiLParish)

Almost twenty years ago, I was sitting with a client as she described her hopes and wishes for how she wanted to raise her children. She was a survivor. Like many adults who were abused when they were...

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The Reasons Flying is For Girls

“Marry me!” he said, more of a demand than a question. He disappeared after only a handful dates only to show up after he heard about what I now call My Project. Of course he did. My community is...

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Reasons Women Are Told: Take It As A Compliment by @jcahannigan

Please welcome my guest, author J.C. Hannigan. She’s continuing my series on Women and Sexism.  The Experience Picture this: you are at Walmart, shopping for the random things one shops for while at...

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For the Daughter I Never Had with guest @TroccoloSusan

You know, your changes have nothing on mine. I’m getting older and quirkier by the day. I watch my body change and it is clear that I am not in control of anything, just whatever is peering from my...

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Stop Worrying What Others Think And Write Your Damn Story

‘How do you share intensely personal stories without worrying about what people will think?’ someone asked me in the comments of the article I wrote recently for SheWrites. I get asked this a lot, and...

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The Painful Double-Edged Sword of Dissociation by @BobbiLParish

Laurel and Hardy I spent eight years of my childhood at the mercy of the nuns at St.Paul’s Catholic School. They were not happy women, and they didn’t care if we were happy either. In their opinion,...

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Two New Anthologies By Women For Women You Need To Buy Now

I’m honored to be included in two AMAZING anthologies released this past week: Raw & Unfiltered by Feminine Collective (created by Julie Anderson and Marla Carlton, foreword by former supermodel...

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Grooming: The Destructive Abuse That Never Ends via @BobbiLParish

*Trigger Warning* Day after day I sit with survivors of childhood sexual abuse who feel worthless, powerless and to blame for the horror they endured. Making it worse, they receive repeated pressure...

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What It’s Like To Be A Mother with Anxiety by @lauriehollmanph

By Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. They all finally flew out the door on time. When I could hear the bus roll up the street, I felt some relief. They would be gone soon. I proceeded cautiously with some...

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Why You Need To Create a Trigger Toolkit by @BobbiLParish

What Are Triggers? Triggers, events or situations that cause us to involuntarily recall emotions or memories associated with our trauma are a common occurrence in the lives of most survivors of...

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This is the Reason Kesha (and All Sex Abuse Survivors) Deserves Support

Kesha is an international pop star with millions of fans around the world and shelves full of awards. She’s also, allegedly, a rape victim. Now, I’m not that up to date with the recent music biz scene...

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Is There a Little Bit of “The Danish Girl” in All of Us? by @lauriehollmanph

Guest post from Laurie Hollman, PhD The Movie: The Danish Girl The Danish Girl is a remarkably stunning movie about the inner struggle and transformation of a transgender person. It speaks at once to...

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It’s These Cuts That Help Shape Who I Am by guest @JeanneSpicuzza

Please welcome amazing artist, poet, screenwriter and filmmaker (The Scarapist) Jeanne Marie Spicuzza back to my blog. I’m honored to have her here again to update us on her story of how The Scarapist...

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This is What I Call It: The Memory Keeper by guest @1JULIEANDERSON

*Trigger Warning* Please welcome author, editor, supermodel Julie Anderson, co-founder of Feminine Collective, to my blog today. Julie is a survivor, powerhouse author, fundraiser, advocate for women...

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Are You Brave Enough to Move on? by @lisadouthitww

Please welcome my guest, Gravity Imprint author Lisa Douthit, who wrote Amazon’s #1 bestselling book, Wellness Warrior – Fighting for Life in Fabulous Shoes, is a cancer survivor and Integrative Health...

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