After you talk to your child about the basics of consent and boundaries, it’s important to continue the conversation as they grow. For 2nd and 3rd graders, you can extend beyond the concepts of the body and physical touch and begin to teach consent in more abstract forms. At this age, you might begin byRead more
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It might seem intimidating or scary to talk to your child about consent and sexual health; however, having these conversations with your child at a young age takes away stigma surrounding the topic of sex and private parts and creates a person who isn’t embarrassed to communicate with parents, trusted adults, and future partners aboutRead more
As I started to think of the YWCA’s Week Without Violence, I was trying to imagine what a world without violence would look like. While I was trying to imagine this world, I was distracted by the alerts coming through my phone… deaths from a bar shooting, a food delivery person shot while working, unexplainedRead more
Sexual violence against Indigenous and Native women in the US is a widespread epidemic and a horrifying reality for the daily lives of women from native communities. According to the National Institute of Justice, more than half of Native women have experienced sexual violence, and nearly 4 out of 5 Native women have experienced someRead more
Confidence is the best accessory any woman can wear. It’s what makes people feel attracted to you, want to be around you. When you exude confidence you truly discover just how freeing it can be because if you don’t even see how great you really are then how are strangers meant too?! So what isRead more
As a clinician for survivors of sexual assault, I should be in favor of this trending slogan. After all, it was popularized as a result of the #MeToo movement and, more recently, in response to Dr. Blasey Ford’s testimony against Brett Kavanaugh. Both of these events have galvanized large sections of the American population intoRead more
Update: In light of the weather forecast, we’ve postponed our Clothesline Project on the Green (originally scheduled for September 13) to our rain date of Thursday, September 20. August 20, 2018—On September 13, 2018 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (rain date: September 20), healingSPACE is hosting its annual Clothesline Project on the Green in Hackensack across fromRead more
There are various situations that we find ourselves in, both in the workplace and outside of work, when we have to negotiate with other people. Have you ever had to (or wanted to) negotiate salary with your manager? How about having to negotiate project terms and conditions with a client? What about when you hadRead more
What motivates humans? What is our purpose on this earth? Humans as a race are innately curious. We all have our basic needs for things such as food, air, water, sleep, shelter etc. However, it is not the basic needs that motivate us? We are all destined to be great and unique in our ownRead more
After spending more than nine years in the female entrepreneur space and more than three decades in the world of brand building and marketing, I’ve witnessed a fatal flaw among many women start-up entrepreneurs; They do not consciously build their business brand. It’s an omission that is costing them two of their most valuable resourcesRead more
