I suffer from a form of mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder. I am also deemed what is known as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), meaning my empathy and emotions are beyond my control because I feel not only my own, but everyone else’s that I come into contact with. […]
Sex and Relationships
My Husband Is Not My Soul Mate
By Gina Stout of Stage Too My husband is not my soul mate. I was not created for him, and my husband was not created for me. Love at first sight is not real, and there is no such thing as “happily ever after.” None of those things exist. But I do believe […]
How Brock Turner Can Stay Safe Now That He’s Free
By Leslie Gaar of Pails & Fires Dear Brock Turner, I imagine you must be feeling a little nervous after having been released from jail recently. And with good reason: you served only half of a sentence that already fell woefully short of what any decent person would consider acceptable […]
Why Girlfriends Are the WORST
By Celeste of And What a Mom! I am a sucky friend in a lot of ways. And you know what? You probably are, too. No offense, and perhaps you aren’t and this post has nothing to do with you, but the majority of female friends aren’t all that great. […]
What Brock Turner’s Release Means for Parents
By Whitney Fleming of Playdates on Fridays Brock Turner gets released from jail Friday, September 2, 2016, after serving three months in Santa Clara County jail. For those of you not familiar, Mr. Turner, a scholar athlete and Olympic swimming hopeful, was convicted in March of three felony counts: assault with […]
Popular Facebook Post Shows How Unopened Wedding Present Helped a Marriage
Earlier this week, Love What Matters — a website, podcast series, and social media movement which has dedicated its various platforms and pages to celebrating the “moments in life that matter” — shared a beautiful, yet honest, post about love and marriage and everything in between. In fact, the story, submitted […]
Crumbs
By Rachel Bledsoe of The Misfits of a Mountain Mama There are crumbs on my couch. Speckled flecks from a leftover dinner. There are crumbs on my floors. I stepped on a Cheerio. The force of my foot caused a whole piece to turn into dusty crumbs. When I walked […]
Video Documenting Woman’s Domestic Violence Struggle Goes Viral and Sends A Powerful Message
Last week, Higher Perspective — a website which “seeks to bring together like-minded individuals [who are] focused on personal growth and expanding their consciousness” — shared a painfully powerful video on their Facebook page: A video about physical abuse. A video about domestic violence. And while the video made me shudder and […]