Shame on Komen?
I was excited to find out that there are some who are calling for looking deeper into how breast cancer research is funded. Finally. Did we really think that Komen was an efficient way to fund this...
View ArticleHypothyroid Suffering
As i continue to struggle with the effects of hypothyroidism, which isn’t entirely compensated by the medication i am taking (the dosage isn’t quite high enough yet), i started reading a book that...
View ArticleDepression and Modernity
Depression is a huge burden affecting millions today and becoming more common in Western countries, as well as in developing countries that are “Westernizing” their economies. When i read this in The...
View ArticleHow Many Are There?
Ever since i discovered One Billion Rising, a global event to bring attention to the number of women who have experienced violence against women, i have wondered about where that number came from. You...
View ArticleStatus Quo Bias
For a while now, i’ve been wondering what keeps us stuck (here, for example). Why can’t we get our collective acts together and do something about climate change or violence against women? Sometimes...
View ArticleCulture and Desire
For a couple of months now, I have been struggling with and watching a crush I have on a man who happens to be married. I am using this both to increase my awareness of how my mind works and also to...
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About Those Trigger Warnings: One Survivor’s Perspective
This morning a couple of articles about trigger warnings came across my social media radar. The topic seems to be discussed a lot lately. Though today was the first time that I noticed that I am...
View ArticleAnger, Shame, and Power
Shame is the tool of the oppressors It does not change our behavior. Guilt does. Shame is used to get people to oppress themselves. This is also why we cannot shame up the hierarchy. White men in power...
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Fallacies about Racism
Oppressive hierarchies cannot exit without reliance on fallacies. White supremacy is maintained by racist ideas that seem to justify it. However, when we scratch the surface, we find that these ideas...
View ArticleHow Many Are There?
Ever since i discovered One Billion Rising, a global event to bring attention to the number of women who have experienced violence against women, i have wondered about where that number came from. You...
View ArticleStatus Quo Bias
For a while now, i’ve been wondering what keeps us stuck (here, for example). Why can’t we get our collective acts together and do something about climate change or violence against women? Sometimes...
View ArticleCulture and Desire
For a couple of months now, I have been struggling with and watching a crush I have on a man who happens to be married. I am using this both to increase my awareness of how my mind works and also to...
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About Those Trigger Warnings: One Survivor’s Perspective
This morning a couple of articles about trigger warnings came across my social media radar. The topic seems to be discussed a lot lately. Though today was the first time that I noticed that I am...
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