It is an incredible story about an amazing woman, achieving an impossible feat. My mother heard about her when I was a kid, and I knew her name from news when I was a mother myself. Epic. And Real Life. Dianne Nyad, american long distance swimmer, swam not pools but …
It’s a new year and we’re kicking it off right with a “Prevent It” Workshop! Hosted by the generous and fabulous, St. Ik Wil. 🙂Come learn tips, signals, stats and other useful info to help better protect children or youth in your life, work, neighborhood.. When: Wednesday 13 March 2024 …
Whether it’s sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or blackmail with nude images. It’s not just girls. Boys are also affected, devastated. And it’s happening more often than you think. The whole boystoo is a social/cultural concept I myth bust in every “Prevent It!” workshop.
I was looking for the newspaper headline and photo that made me want to write this post. I couldn’t find it in my twitter feed or mailbox, but in the process, saw multiple cases like this. It wasn’t just actual language describing a crime was skewed, it was the whole …
It’s massively hard for men to come out about any abuse they suffered as kids. Society pushes stereotypes and norms, like Man-up theology, Boys don’t cry, and one of the worst– ‘Oh, your (teacher, friend’s mom, babysitter..) hit-on you? You should be happy! I’ll never forget when a youth worker …
