Instead of feeling liberated, going barefaced made me feel anxious and unkempt. The thought of staring at myself in the mirror for an hour in a workout class where I’m not wearing makeup makes my stomach turn. Aside from the occasional hiking trip, I haven’t gone a day without makeup in years. Until today. It’s […]
There is no “normal” amount of sex to have and no “normal” type of sex. There is a common sexual experience that few people talk about and yet is more pervasive than most people realize. Many adults are sexually inexperienced and this causes a slew of issues as they get further into adulthood, deeper into […]
Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana, I have had a crush on this boy for a while now and I don’t even think […]
Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana; I’m in my last year of college and I’ve never been in a relationship. Recently, a guy […]
New research indicates that the main thing that prevents people from going out alone is their concern that others will think they’re unpopular. Several years ago, I was sitting at a bar with a friend on a Friday night. A few seats down, a woman sat by herself, drinking a glass of wine and reading […]
When I really stopped to listen, I was shocked and disgusted by the amount of negativity I was firing at myself, without even noticing it, all day long. I was never fond of the sound of my own voice, but the moment his ears hit the air, my son loved it. I would sing to […]
The way you express yourself physically is not only affecting what others think of you, but also what you think of yourself. “Don’t fake it until you make it. Fake it until you become it.” Amy Cuddy gives a TED talk, “Your body language shapes who you are” that resonates with me as a woman and as […]
When girls grow comfortable in their own ability to express themselves, they can better manage the societal pressure to make sure others are comfortable. It’s trippy how undecided adults can be about younger children and self-expression, particularly when it comes to young girls. Adding my own personal and professional focus on radical self-expression to the mix makes […]
