May is Mental Health Awareness Month
This year during Mental Health Awareness Month I happen to be reading I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Joanne Greenberg’s...
Comments on #MoreThanMean
Because I write about women’s issues, I often get blowback on Twitter, in my email inbox, and other online forums. And by blowback I...
Women in El Salvador
Whenever I write about women’s rights issues, there’s always some blowback from someone in the “manosphere” about how First-World...
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: The Monument Quilt
Last April, for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I posted a review of my memoir left by an Amazon customer named Katrina. Her commentary...
Small Gestures of Big Love
The best surprises of my marriage have been the unexpected little things that make me fall more deeply in love with my husband. By...
The F-Word
“Feminism” has become a dirty word in certain circles. I have to admit its transition to taboo status flew under my radar. Maybe that’s...
Susan B. Anthony vs. Donald Trump
“Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.” -Susan B....
Happy International Women's Day!
"Let us devote solid funding, courageous advocacy and unbending political will to achieving gender equality around the world. There is no...
Roosh Valizadeh Accused of Rape*
Roosh Valizadeh is one of the world’s most infamous misogynists. If you haven’t heard of him, you can read about him in his own...
How Abuse Affects Your Gut Health
My forthcoming Idiot’s Guide to the Healthy Gut Diet (due out in May 2016) inspired this week’s blog post. So many of us are recovering...
