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Wellness Wednesday: 7 Tips to Kick the Plastic Habit for Good
1in6 Thursdays: Deer in the Headlights
If you're like me, you watched in disbelief as the news media uncovered recent childhood sexual abuse allegations at Penn State University, Syracuse and numerous other institutions. I couldn't help but wonder how these allegations were kept from authorities for so long. As someone who endured seven years of sexual abuse as a child, I understood why the alleged victims didn't feel safe to talk, but I couldn't get my head around how or why the adults who were made aware of the alleged abuse were so reluctant to demand justice.
Wellness Wednesday: How to Swap Out the Sugar
1in6 Thursdays: Little Words Can Have Big Meaning
It's been gratifying to see the Justice Department's recent revisions to the definition used to compile statistics about rape. Language is an important part of any discussion about sexual abuse - for men, filtered through the lens of cultural expectations of males. Words shape, define and categorize experiences. And the shift may have some deeper implications than are immediately apparent.
Wellness Wednesday: Age Well with Yoga
1in6 Thursdays: Law & Order: SVU Episode Takes on Sexual Abuse of Boys - Great TV, Even Greater Public Service
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Engaging Men: Tune in to Tonight's SVU and Join Us on the Blog for 1in6 Thursdays
Tonight is a very important one—for Joyful Heart, the community of survivors we seek to serve and for millions of viewers who will tune in to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.