Everyone always talks about how getting good sleep is good for metal health, but honestly getting good sleep is super difficult no matter what your mental health is like! The biggest thing that I've heard about is sleep hygiene, or creating a healthy before bed routine to encourage a good night's rest. That can be … Continue reading Tips for Better Sleep Hygiene
Category: Essays
Intersectionality, Identity Politics and the Fragmentation of the Feminist Movement
Paper presented at the University of Redlands Women's, Gender and Sexuality Conference in March 2019. Abstract This paper will discuss intersectionality and identity politics and the effect both these ideas had on the feminist movement in the west from 1977 to 1992. This will be done through an investigation of Kimberle Crenshaws ““Demarginalizing the Intersection … Continue reading Intersectionality, Identity Politics and the Fragmentation of the Feminist Movement
radicalize your new year’s resolutions
Happy New Year! 2019 starts tomorrow and there's an inevitable flood of "new year new me!" taking over the world. A word of caution though. New Years Resolutions, like everything else, are political. While I'm not really one for resolutions (after all change should be constant, not just for January), I'm looking at 2019 as … Continue reading radicalize your new year’s resolutions
Get out the vote!
As you all probably know, November 6th is the midterm elections! That's in ONE WEEK! I cannot stress enough how important it is that you all get out and vote. Only 61.4% of registered voters and only 46.1% of registered youth (18-29) turned out for the 2016 election. Midterm turnout rates have historically hovered around … Continue reading Get out the vote!
Jane Austen’s Insular Radicalism
This paper was submitted by Madeline in Tacoma Washington. She will be presenting it at the Northwest Undergraduate Conference in Humanities on November 3rd, 2018. Abstract This paper will explore how Jane Austen’s reputation as a domestic goddess who was concerned simply with the domestic sphere, ignores the subtle radicalism inherent in her writings. Austen has long … Continue reading Jane Austen’s Insular Radicalism
my activism is a product of my depression
a free write I just came to the realization that I'm only political when I'm sad. The first post on this blog is reactionary. My post about Kavanaugh and anger is reactionary. This post is reactionary. My reason for doing all of this is reactionary. It's a response. It's so inefficient. It's not a way … Continue reading my activism is a product of my depression
q&a: hook-ups, queefing and condoms
Hey loves! Here's a quick Q&A inspired by University of Redlands Students. What’s the best way to initiate a hookup? Solid question! Hookups (especially in a close-knit community) can be super complicated. Here’s a few steps you can take to make sure everyone is happy and healthy 🙂 The first one is COMMUNICATE! Good sex … Continue reading q&a: hook-ups, queefing and condoms
An open letter
TRIGGER WARNING: this post discusses themes of rape and mental health. For as long as I can remember I have been angry. Angry about poverty, about racism, about our political system, about sexism, about everything wrong in the world. When I say anger, I don't mean a slight annoyance. I mean pure rage. This feeling … Continue reading An open letter
In support of ballot measure 1
As July comes to an end and August approaches, the fishing bug hits hard. Each year the masses head down to Chitna or the Kenai in hopes of spending days in chest-waders and evenings enjoying some fresh caught kings. Thousands of commercial fishermen are heading out to catch the peak. Fish camps are going 24/7 … Continue reading In support of ballot measure 1
On bi-erasure and coming out
Its pride month again! Last year I wrote this post explaining why Pride is still celebrated. I stand by what I said there, but over the past year I have grown, as has my experience. This year for pride month I will be getting a little more personal, not because I feel the need to … Continue reading On bi-erasure and coming out
