porn affects ALL relationships

Porn: The Secret Intruder on Relationships

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “When sex becomes easy to view, love becomes difficult to find.” ~Fight the New Drug There was once a Dutch biologist named Nikolaas Tinbergen who made a fascinating conclusion through a famous experiment. He created cardboard cutouts of butterflies that were attractive to their mates by color and movement. He decided to […]

adults and sexual abuse

Dear Adult Survivor of Sexual Abuse, I See & Hear You

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.” ~ C. Kennedy, Ómorphi Did you know that every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted? One in six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Females 16-19 are four times more likely to be […]

date rape

It’s Not Your Fault: Date Rape

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. One in six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. Females 16-19 are four times more likely to be victims, and women aged 18-24 are three times more likely to experience sexual violence.  April is Sexual […]

The Link Between Mood Disorders and Addiction

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH About 20% of Americans with an anxiety or other mood disorder (like depression) also have an alcohol or other substance use disorder. Do you get anxious when you have to speak in front of an audience, take a test, or talk with a superior? Or maybe when you are facing debt, in […]

Clear and Present Danger: Teens and Vaping

DESIGNED BY PIXABAY “We see clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion, and we must adjust certain aspects of our comprehensive strategy to stem this clear and present danger.” ~ FDA, September, 2018 There’s a new cool kid on the block according to statistics published by Child Mind Institute. […]