Working Mom Must-Have List

So in addition to being an advocate against sexual violence, I’m also a working mom – and a new one at that – my son is only 9 months old.  I had no idea what it would be like to balance my challenging job and motherhood, and I certainly don’t...

The Low Road by Marge Piercy

Thank you, Cecile Richards, for an inspirational speech at Brown University’s 120 Years of Women Celebration and for sharing Marge Piercy’s words.  I left the weekend feeling moved, empowered, and just enough angry to recommit myself to fighting the...

Speaking out, speaking up

On Monday, I spoke at UMass Boston’s Take Back the Night as a part of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s survivor speaker bureau. The speakers bureau has been a great way to tell my story for the purpose of breaking silence, dispelling myths, and...