boundaries

Anyone you are disclosing to should respond to you with acceptance and belief, empathy, encouragement and support. Many people will.

Heather Corinna offers guidance on choosing people to open up to about emotional abuse, and how to talk to them about it with your well-being in mind.

How can someone break a cycle of situationships to start making something different? It’s got a lot to do with boundaries.

There are a lot of factors to keep in mind when it comes to taking care of yourself in the face of family rejection. Here are some of the main considerations to keep in mind.

It’s likely that you will or already do know someone who will experience or has experienced trauma of some form. As friends, it’s important that we understand the responsibilities and limitations of our role, so we can best support our friends who are survivors and maintain our boundaries. Has someone disclosed to you a traumatic experience they’ve had? How can you best support that person and yourself? Here’s some information about trauma, the role of friends, and what it means to really support survivors.

Get the basics on harm reduction, from safer sex to drug use.

A short, fast, sex ed summary about crushes, and some simple dos and don’ts when you have one.

A short, fast, sex ed summary about the bare basics of healthy relationships.

Depending on your disability, everything involving sex may require help – and if your parent is your primary caregiver, bringing up these topics (let alone asking for assistance with them) is not an easy task.

Reclaiming your sexuality after sexual abuse can be complicated. Your previous partner has left you with a whole mess of shame and trauma. None of this is your fault, he is the one who chose to hurt and manipulate you, I’m sorry that you had to go through that and are now facing the work of picking…