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What's An Abortion, Anyway? An Interview with Children's Book Author Carly Manes

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Author:  Gabriel Leão Abortion can be hard for many adults to understand and process, let alone for kids. As with so many potentially major life events, they are often left in the dark without any comment or explanation as if nothing happened, or receive a rigid lecture from an authority figure imposing only their singular point of view. The book "What’s an Abortion, Anyway?" proposes a new, more fluid and non-judgmental way to explain this event to the small ones. Abortion can be hard for many adults to understand and process, let alone for kids. As with so many potentially major life events, they are often left in the dark without any comment or explanation as if nothing happened, or receive a rigid lecture from an authority figure imposing only their singular point of view. The book What’s an Abortion, Anyway? (2021) proposes a new, more fluid and non-judgmental way to explain this event to the small ones. What’s an Abortion, Anyway?   is penned by Carly

How to Care for Friends Who've Experienced Trauma

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Author:  Linnea Hjelm It’s likely that you will or already do know someone who will experience or has experienced trauma of some form. As friends, it’s important that we understand the responsibilities and limitations of our role, so we can best support our friends who are survivors and maintain our boundaries. Has someone disclosed to you a traumatic experience they’ve had? How can you best support that person and yourself? Here’s some information about trauma, the role of friends, and what it means to really support survivors. It’s likely that you will or already do know someone who will experience or has experienced trauma of some form. As friends, it’s important that we understand the responsibilities and limitations of our role, so we can best support our friends who are survivors and maintain our boundaries. Has someone disclosed to you a traumatic experience they’ve had? How can you best support that person and yourself? Here’s some information about trauma, the r

Learning My Way Through My Poly Fears

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Author:  Abigail Moss Dynamics like mine require a lot of honesty, and often speaking honestly can make you feel vulnerable, but showing vulnerability to a partner is a good way to build trust and intimacy. At the same time, you learn a lot about yourself as you're forced to ask yourself tough questions and to think carefully about what you want from a relationship and why - in turn, this makes you appreciate the reasons you want to be with your partner(s), and what it is about being with them that makes you happy. Are you having feelings for more than one person at a time? Are you interested in being romantically involved with more than one person, otherwise known as consensual nonmonogamy or polyamory?  If either or both are true, you probably already have experienced that this can be tricky to navigate. Polyamorous people have less to guide them than monogamous folks. Polyamory is becoming more widely talked about than it used to be, sure. More open minded repres