Silencing the Past by Speaking in the Present – Part 3

Originally published on AReturntoYourGenuineSelf on July 20, 2016 By Jodie Ortega This week, we continue our series with, Jodie Ortega who highlights how many cultures perpetuate the silence of abuse. Part 3 is in solidarity of July being Minority Mental Health Month. I was 20 years old. I was a…

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Silencing the Past by Speaking in the Present – Part 2

Originally published on AReturntoYourGenuineSelf on July 12, 2016 By Jodie Ortega This week, we continue our series with powerhouse speaker and survivor, Jodie Ortega. This week, she shares about her experience of crying out for help but being left to fend for herself. I was 17 years old. I was…

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Why the Media is Failing Our Daughters

Originally published on Care2.com on June 17, 2016 By Pete Domick. Dear parents: We need to talk. We need to talk to our sons. We need to talk to our daughters. We need to talk about rape culture. As a radio host and comedian I know how little attention this issue…

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Happy Father’s Day from Care2

Happy Father’s Day! From the Care2 staff to all of our incredible members and activists, Happy Father’s Day. Today is an opportunity for all of us to reflect with friends and family on what fatherhood means to us. In light of recent events, we want to share a couple of…

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