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3 Ways Moms Can Help Daughters Build Self Esteem

It can be challenging to raise girls in today’s culture. They can login to social media and see hundreds of photo-shopped images of seemingly-perfect women in just a few minutes.…

Soft Abuse: The Damage of Emotional Mistreatment

As we continue to watch the fallout of the #MeToo movement, most all of us are horrified at the shocking descriptions of physical and sexual mistreatment that a great number…

Men Behaving Badly: The Root of the Problem

The conversation surrounding sexual abuse and harassment continues, as it seems this time of reckoning is long overdue. While many articles written about this watershed moment ask questions concerning the…

Should Women Come Forward?

In the midst of the fallout surrounding the Weinstein abuse scandal (and with more accusations against other big names coming out everyday), culturally, there is a lot to talk about.…

Sexual Abuse, #MeToo, and What We Can Do

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a flood of allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood bigwigs (first with Harvey Weinstein, then others like Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, and Ben Affleck). This prompted the social media hashtag #metoo in which women shared their own experiences of being sexually mistreated. The effect was sobering (the hashtag was posted or tweeted out over 200,000 times), and it became apparent just how disturbingly prevalent this problem is.

Dating Abuse: What Parents Can Do To Help Their Daughters

For parents of daughters, there’s not much that strikes as much fear into our hearts as does the prospect of our girls beginning to date. The trope of a man…

Are Your Relationships Struggling Because of Your Career?

So you’ve arrived in the business world. You made it. Lots of hard work, long hours, and sacrifice. Congratulations! Society certainly values business success. It used to be that climbing…

Growing-Up Girl

It’s a great time to be a girl. Never in history has there been a time where females have been so supported and so empowered. And yet, girls still struggle…

1-Minute Read: Empowering Your Teen

Most of us have long forgotten what it’s like to live the inner life of a teenager. The years of crushing self-doubt, desperation to be accepted, and search for identity.…

1-Minute Read: Talk it Out as Your Kids Go Back to School

As a parent, it’s essential to have age-appropriate discussions with our children about tough situations they might face in the upcoming school year. These topics might include: Bullying Drama with…