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Parenting in a Pandemic: Strategies and Support for Young Mamas

If you're a young mom, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed during this time. But I promise, you are not alone. Here are some strategies, resources, and affirmations to help you get through the challenges that come with parenting during a pandemic.

How do I cope with loneliness and depression during COVID-19?

Anonymous asks:

I’ve seen a lot of people post about COVID-19: how to avoid it, mostly, especially with limited interaction with people. I know this reduces the change of the virus spreading. I know I’m healthy but there are people I live with who are both elderly and immune compromised and I would not want anything happening to them....

Quickies: Pleasure and Fulfillment

A short, fast, sex ed summary about pleasure and fulfillment.

Sexuality in Color: A Prayer for the New Year

Setting an intention together for a brighter, happier, more authentic, rewarding 2018.

Sexuality in Color: Radical Embodiment

This week we (ahem) take a second to reflect on the myriad of ways that you can practice self-care, and review how important it is, especially for marginalized folks, to love and protect ourselves fiercely in a world that does not often leave room for either.

Sexuality in Color: The Body Is Not an Apology

This week focuses on Sonya Renee and the folks over at The Body is Not An Apology, a resource devoted to the idea that no one should have to feel ashamed about their body. There are quite a few articles, workshops, and user submissions across a broad range of experiences, with a focus on the intersectional nature of identity and the belief that the personal is political.

Rebel Well: A Starter Survival Guide To A Trumped America

Under a Trump administration many Americans, especially the most vulnerable, are going to hurt and struggle. Many of us need to protect ourselves; all of us need to help protect and care for each other. Here's an extensive guide to help you do both.

Rebel Well: For Everyone

Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults: help, actions and planning for everyone to stay safe, and to be safe for the people around you.

Scarleteen Confidential: Teens and Mental Health

SCsquare Mental illness is often a hard thing to talk about even at the best of times. There's still so much stigma attached to it and mental healthcare, and a lot of misconceptions about what someone with a mental illness looks or acts like. It can be doubly scary and intimidating if the person dealing with that illness is your child.

What can you do to create a more supportive environment for a child who may be coping with mental illness?

Self-Care When It's Scary

At Scarleteen, we're all about making choices. But sometimes, we see users making choices that are, ultimately, the opposite of the self-care the need in that moment.

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