On Friday afternoon, Congressman Garemendi’s office called me and told me I won the Woman of the Year award for his district. I started crying immediately and Chris started repeating, “Wow mom, Wow”. I managed a thank you within my quivering voice and hung up. My son’s eyes were so big, as…
Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on September 21, 2016 by Miri Mogilevsky and re-published here with their permission. All of us – no matter how easy-going or “low-maintenance” – have boundaries. We have boundaries around things we won’t do sexually, ways we don’t want to be spoken to, activities…
TMI. Oversharing. “Did they really just say that?” Sounds like a typical Activist. (Really.) We’ve all heard of an Activist. But what’s a Health Activist? Health Ac•tiv•ist, noun — A blogger, tweeter, or community leader helping others navigate their health. (You can endorse me as a Health Activist here!) I’m…
Originally published on Change.Org on September 15, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Beth Ferrier is one of the original 12 Jane Does from Andrea Constand’s 2005 civil suit against the now infamous Bill Cosby. Cosby was arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting Constand more than a decade ago in Dec…
