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View ArticleHow Being Bullied Was One of My Greatest Gifts
Bettina Goodwin reflects on her experiences of being bullied and how a new perspective transformed her life completely. — There were many times in my life when I was bullied. I could go into the...
View ArticleJust Because You’re Black Doesn’t Mean You Have to Be a Victim
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View ArticleAre You a Member of the B.O.B. Club?
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View ArticleBeyond Survivorship — How to Own Your Life
We have all been victimized, in some way, at some point in our lives. One way to know you’re over being a victim. — Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...
View ArticleGender and Sexual Violence: Manufacturing Victimhood, Marginalizing Victims
Typhonblue takes a look at the statistics and finds that the conventional gender narrative of sexual violence doesn’t really hold up. Toxic victim-consciousness is the process by which women are made...
View ArticleDr. Nerdlove, on Taking Responsibility
“If you’re powerless, then you never need to face the idea that perhaps you’re in a hole of your own making.” Originally published on Paging Dr. Nerdlove ♦ I’ve talked a little before about how my...
View Article365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley
Film Director Erik Proulx is spending a year documenting post-Sandusky State College, PA. Email published here with permission My dearest family and friends, Many of you know that I’ve been spending a...
View ArticleTo Defend a Terrorist
Tamar Birckhead reflects on representing the shoe bomber and, now, on helping those who represent the Boston bomb suspect. Since my last post, I’ve been occupied with putting myself out there (via...
View ArticleHow Being Bullied Was One of My Greatest Gifts
Bettina Goodwin reflects on her experiences of being bullied and how a new perspective transformed her life completely. — There were many times in my life when I was bullied. I could go into the...
View ArticleJust Because You’re Black Doesn’t Mean You Have to Be a Victim
Kimanzi Constable’s mother told him to never play the “victim card.” She said that if he wanted something badly enough, it didn’t matter what color his skin was — he could make it happen. — The...
View ArticleAre You a Member of the B.O.B. Club?
Do you ever feel unappreciated or like a beast of burden? If so, here’s your way out of the B.O.B. Club… – – – Do you ever feel like you’re a B.O.B. (i.e. “Beast Of Burden”)? I don’t know about...
View ArticleBeyond Survivorship — How to Own Your Life
We have all been victimized, in some way, at some point in our lives. One way to know you’re over being a victim. — Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...
View ArticleThe Fine Art of Complaining and a Life That Sucks
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View ArticleAre You a Member of the B.O.B. Club?
Are you a man who feels unappreciated or like a beast of burden? If so, here’s your way out of the B.O.B. Club… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World...
View Article365 Days: A Year in Happy Valley
Film Director Erik Proulx is spending a year documenting post-Sandusky State College, PA. Email published here with permission My dearest family and friends, Many of you know that I’ve been spending a...
View ArticleTo Defend a Terrorist
Tamar Birckhead reflects on representing the shoe bomber and, now, on helping those who represent the Boston bomb suspect. Since my last post, I’ve been occupied with putting myself out there (via...
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