Why aren’t most women prioritizing their own financial security? I have a confession to make: I am downright scared. It’s another day, which means there is another story about a woman who has to start over financially. And because it’s another day, it means that, not only are innumerable women in the devastating position of having […]
Do not tell me I am “lucky.” “Oh, I can relate to that. I remember this one time when I was 11 years old and walking home from school, some older kids said something nasty to me.” This was a response I received from someone I care very deeply about, after I shared the myriad […]
Most of the “crimes” for which I apologize are not crimes at all—they are apologies for simply going about my business in ways that are necessary. Not too long ago, I was checking my office mailbox for the snail-mail that I sometimes receive. My mailbox is located in a common area, along with everyone else’s […]
Not every bridge is worth maintaining; and some bridges can be rebuilt. I recently reached out to my former boss who fired me from my first college internship 14 years ago. After a few emails back and forth, and in the most amazing, fortuitous, weird twist of fate, we are working together again; not in that […]
They harassed me relentlessly. But because I (like most of you) am naturally curious, I accepted all of their Facebook friend requests. “The day a guy picks you up is the day I die. Oh, and your mother’s a skank.” We were on the yellow school bus. I remember it, clear as day. I sat in […]
