By Caitlin Alfonso, LMSW --- Friend. Secret-Keeper. Partner. Teammate. Peer. Cheerleader. Soul Sister. Acquaintance. Guide. Challenger. BFF. Jokester. Classmate. Goal Getter. Mentor. Colleague. Advisor. Supporter. Club Member. Leader. Collaborator. The girl next to you can be a lot of things, but she is not your competition. There is an African ...
By Rachel Rubenstein, LCSW --- Boundaries refers to behavior that crosses the line of comfort and respect, for yourself and others. Engaging in uncomfortable or dangerous behavior physically, verbally, emotionally or sexually. Boundaries include what we say, what we do, how others treat us and how we respond to others ...
By M Katie Helle, CPA – A person’s privacy is hard to preserve with the use of the internet and social media nowadays. (You did watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix, right?) A quick search of your name can turn up information you may not have realized was floating around ...
By Kizzy Dogan --- “That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman?” – Sojourner ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- We all have a little voice in our heads that talks to us all day long. Sometimes it muses on what we’re doing, sometimes it’s daydreaming about the person we’re interested in, and, more often than not, it’s pointing out all the flaws and ...