Victim Blaming: Why It Happens, Why It's Wrong, and Why It Has to Stop
Nothing makes me angrier than victim blaming. It doesn't matter what someone was wearing, where they were, or whether they were drunk or sober — physical contact must be consensual, period. When we ask survivors "what were you wearing?" we tell every abuser that it isn't their fault. And victim blaming has no gender: male survivors are silenced by the same lies that silence women. When you blame the victim, you side with the abuser. Believe survivors. Speak up. Choose better.
My Struggle With Weight Loss and Why Losing Weight Is Harder Than People Think
The Reality of Weight Gain, Stress, and Healthy Habits It occurred to me recently that I have made a lot of posts about diet and exercise, but I don’t talk about the reality of how hard it is to change those things. We develop our eating habits when we are children, and they continue to be shaped by the society we live in, our families, and what is most available to us. Not only do we have to fight with our learned eating habits to be healthier, but we also have to fight our
