6 Things to Navigate While Coming Out to Yourself as a Survivor of Sexual Violence

Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on January 7, 2015 By Rachel Kuo and re-published here with their permission.   When I finally tell someone about my sexual assault experience, I feel the need to qualify it with “the story.” Rather than simply claiming my status as a survivor, I…

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Lissa Rankin, MD shares the Spontaneous Remission Project

Originally published on TedX on December 18, 2014 Our minds can move us to think and feel certain ways. We can convince ourselves to health or to death. Dr. Lissa Rankin shares the work of the Spontaneous Remission Project published by the Institute of Noetic Sciences in 1993 written by…

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Childhelp

About Childhelp The story of Childhelp spans more than 50 years and is about two young Hollywood actresses’ “chance” encounters—one with 11 homeless orphans abroad, and one with Nancy Reagan —and how they led to a lifelong commitment to helping children in need. CEO and Co-Founder Sara O’Meara and President and Co-Founder Yvonne Fedderson started Childhelp in 1959, establishing it…

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JK Rowling: Isn’t it time we left orphanages to fairytales?

Originally published on theguardian on December 17, 2014 written By JK Rowling.   It was a black-and-white photograph in a newspaper. It showed a small boy, locked in a caged bed in a residential institution. His hands clutched what appeared to be chicken wire containing him, and his expression was…

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