I’m One of the Lucky Ones; #MeToo, But…

I’ve never been raped. I’m one of the lucky ones. Violence from men towards women is at an alarming, disturbing high. It is extreme because we allow it. We dismiss, trivialize, ignore, and ridicule what happens to women. We laugh when woman talk about it. We silence their voices. We do not hear their cries,…

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Book Review: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler is a poignant and witty collection of informal interviews, stories, and experiences related by women from all different walks of life celebrating female sexuality and bringing to light sexual violence against women. The book is hilarious, entertaining, poetic, at times jaw-dropping, and admonishing. As an unexpected success, The Vagina…

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Book Review: In the Body of the World by Eve Ensler

As a lifetime lover and student of literature and as an author myself, there are no words to describe Eve Ensler’s absolutely stunning, courageous, and profound book, In the Body of the World. I am not kidding! It is nothing less than a 21st-century original masterpiece! Ensler’s prose is so poignant, original, and raw; it will ignite the…

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What Is Abuse and How to Know if You Are Being Abused

Abuse is all about control. Abuse happens when one person believes they have power over another and exercises that power. Abuse is not only physical. It can be psychological, spiritual, verbal, emotional, financial, and sexual for starters. Domestic violence is a result of the abusive mindset and the behaviors associated with that belief. According to…

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