Let’s get real about emotional abuse: It’s real, and it’s really dangerous. Emotional abuse destroys your confidence and your ability to trust others. It can …
Four Days
Day One ren@animeaddict: oh my gosh! did you see her today?! gosh! i hate seeing her face. everybody hates you! ane@fakinginnocence: nobody likes you! you …
Suicide: Seek Help, Be Help
So many young people are taking their own lives before their life even truly begins. Why is that? Maybe it’s a home situation, maybe it’s …
To Him, From the New Me.
About this piece: As a teenager, Prithiva suffered abuse in her first relationship. After 5 years that relationship ended. This is a letter back to her …
The Dangers of Pro-Ana
Many of you may have heard of “pro-ana” sites and blogs that support and encourage eating disorders. Now, the way I see it, these sites …
Toads, Lightning, and Toenails: Campus Safety 101
Guess what? It’s September, and you know what that means. School’s starting, and a whole new crop of freshman have just moved into their brand …
Introdcing Safetipin: The Indian App That Uses Crowdsourcing to Get Women Home Safely
It’s just a sad fact of life that rape happens all over the world. Even with the campaigns against sexual assault and the constant reminders …
Internet Safety 101
In this day and age, most of our lives are spent on social media and other Internet-based outlets. We have so much information online for …
#ThisDoesntMeanYes: A Campaign Against Sexual Assault and Myth Busting
On April 11th, 2015, four feminists — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom, and Karlie McCulloch, alongside renowned photographer Perou — took to the streets to take …