Staying Safe When Social Distancing With an Abuser
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When stringent social distancing measures went into place to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in mid-March, the…
Preventing Household Conflict When You’re Stuck at Home Together
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Time alone can make all the difference — even if it’s just a few minutes. Most of us…
The COVID-19 Pandemic and The Dire Need for a Mental Health Safety Net
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For people in mental health crisis, the effects of coronavirus are particularly severe As governments across the United…
5 Tips for Maintaining Community During the Coronavirus Crisis
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Social distancing doesn’t have to be lonely Having a strong community is one of the most important factors…
Rape is an Economic Crime: The Case for Mental Health Restitution
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On TV, the plot looks something like this: a woman is raped or abused. She is a sympathetic…
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…