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by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 29, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
Have you ever gotten caught a shame spiral? You know, that feeling of descending into the rabbit hole of shame? The moment when you just want to crawl into a hole and never be seen by the world again? Shame is among ickiest of human emotions – it’s like a...
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by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 17, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
In the wake of terror and tragedy in my home city, my heart aches with the great “what if” for family, friends, and strangers. Violence is, of course, senseless. Yet it is our human nature that wants to make sense of it – to feel safer and more in...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Mar 7, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
Sexual violence touches on pretty much every taboo topic in America: sex, gender, family, privacy, intimacy. As such, it evokes such powerful and raw emotions. Talking about might make us uncomfortable, but not talking about it will make us feel so much worse. The...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Feb 21, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
Here’s the challenge with blog posts – they are a great medium for capturing a moment, a feeling, an idea. Not all of my moments, feelings, and ideas. I recently wrote a post for Good Men Project about honoring men’s commitment to survivors of sexual...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Feb 8, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
Consider this: Can you kill someone without being a murderer? Of course you can. You can kill someone by accident or by being careless. You can kill someone on purpose, either in the heat of the moment, under the influence, or with premeditation. The law allows for...
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by Sarah Beaulieu | Feb 4, 2013 | Mini Truth Bombs
In 1999, the year I graduated college, Ani DiFranco, my favorite angry girl rocker, came out with a song, Not Angry Anymore. It was about how she understood what all the fighting was about, but she just wasn’t going to be angry anymore. It’s a beautiful...
