Why It’s Harmful To Tell Kids “He’s Mean Because He Has a Crush on You”
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If you are a child of the 90s, you might remember Helga Pataki. She was blond, had a…
The Conversation on Mental Health Changed for the Better in the Last Decade
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From the celebrities who have opened up publicly about their struggles with mental illness, including Lady Gaga and…
How to Spot — And Heal From — Gaslighting
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Gaslighting is a dangerous form of abuse precisely because it’s so hard to spot. It distorts the very…
Can Abusers Change?
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#MeToo Has Revealed the Need For Change. But one big question remains: How? The year was 1980, and…
What You Need to Know About Dating an Intimate Partner Violence Survivor
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During the relationship, I felt like a cardboard cutout of myself: thin, flimsy, a printed-on smile plastered on…
7 Mental Health Resources for LGBTQ Teens
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A friend of mine once said coming out feels like you are a train. At first, you are…
Why You Are Your Most Important Relationship
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If someone told me that the most important relationship I’ll ever have is my relationship with myself, I…
How to Support (Not Sexualize) Your LGBTQ+ Friends
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If I had a dollar for every time a straight man has asked me how women have sex…
When is Someone Else’s Mental Health Your Business?
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When the phone buzzed, my heart filled with warmth. With all the news alerts and junk text messages…
Owning Your Part in a Toxic Relationship
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All relationships have bumps in the road, but when your relationship becomes more bump than road, it may…