May 2022

How Weight and Food Obsessions Disconnect Us and Why This Is so Harmful

“We are hard-wired to connect with others, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it, there is suffering.” ~Brené Brown I was inducted into diet culture in my early teens and then into the health and fitness industry in my early thirties, when my “fitness journey” had finally really taken off,

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Abuse is Like an Iceberg: The Cruelty and Pain You Never See

“What we see is only a fractional part of what really is.” ~Unknown On the surface, in the public eye, it can seem trivial. It might look like the seemingly harmless teasing of a child or romantic partner, joking about words they have mispronounced or silly mistakes they have made. Inane mistakes like putting on

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Educational Reformer Horace Mann – The Father of American Public Education

  Horace Mann was a humanitarian and American educational reformer. He is remembered for his tireless efforts in promoting and refining public education in Massachusetts and throughout the nation. He is also remembered as the founder of the U.S. public school system that was later adopted by all nations in the world. It is no

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