How to Empower Pregnant Women for Success
Trini* faced an unwanted pregnancy in the midst of a job loss and a broken relationship that left her homeless just before college resumed in the fall. How do you empower a woman like Trini? Some would say it’s empowering to “solve” one of Trini’s problems by ending her pregnancy. The rest she’ll just have to figure out by herself. In this case, what messages does Trini hear? You are not … [Read More...]
Lies We Believe about Sex and Happiness
Why do we let the voices around us—our peers, the actors on TV, or others—convince us we need to conform to the looks and actions of their “ideal” person? If Netflix told us an apple was the "ideal" fruit, would we try to make oranges, pineapples, pears, and grapes all look and taste like apples? We are all made differently, yet we often think we'll feel like we fit in or belong better if we … [Read More...]