by Sarah Beaulieu | Aug 27, 2021 | Pregnancy, Parenting, and Birth
My first lesson of motherhood came hard and fast. I woke up from a nap in early labor to a team of doctors and nurses with their hands on me and in me, searching for my son’s heartbeat. He was born 15 minutes later, healthy and screaming, and I learned something...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jun 23, 2020 | Breaking the Silence Habit, Truth About Sexual Violence
One of my early forays into talking about sexual violence publicly did not go very well. My heart was in the right place. I wanted to engage more men in conversations about sexual violence prevention and response. Instead, I started with the topic of false accusation....
by Sarah Beaulieu | Mar 22, 2020 | Creative Reflections
While many things have changed and shifted in the past few weeks as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, there are others that remain the same. All the changes around me have offered up many chances to practice building skills that contribute to a more connected and...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Feb 24, 2020 | Breaking the Silence Habit
While the world breathes a sigh of relief as Harvey Weinstein is convicted for his crimes, I find myself unable to exhale. I’m not quite ready for the deluge of news stories championing a system that worked. I’m not quite ready for public discussions about the people...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jan 14, 2020 | Breaking the Silence Habit
There’s no market for a book like this. Sorry, it’s not a fit for our list. Sarah is compelling, but we’re not convinced anyone would buy this book. We did a book on sexual violence a year ago, so we’re all set. In 2016, I received over a dozen...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Feb 7, 2019 | Sons and Daughters
Two weeks ago, my 7-year old son asked if he could Google something on my phone. After I PROMISED not to change my face when he told me what it was, he whispered in my ear: Naked Girls. I was a little confused. “You’ve seen your sister naked, so what exactly are you...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 11, 2018 | Advocacy and Activism
When my Twitter explodes with the latest wave of high volume discussion about sexual harassment or violence, my blood pressure rises. These days, it seems so easy – and acceptable – to shoot a dagger into a stranger’s ego – or heart –...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Mar 16, 2018 | Art of Intervention
Many development leaders are, for the first time, thinking deeply about how to address sexual harassment at nonprofit organizations, universities, museums and hospitals. For too long, sexual harassment was, at best, rarely discussed and, at worst, accepted by...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jan 15, 2018 | Mini Truth Bombs, Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence in the News
As the names come forward – today, Aziz Ansari, tomorrow, a new one – it’s the same formula. A story about an incident. Some backlash or dismissing. Some condescending reminders that sexual violence is wrong. And then a new story breaks. The relentless focus on the...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Dec 19, 2017 | Mini Truth Bombs
In the wake of #MeToo, I’ve been hearing some chatter about hugging. Some generally huggy people are second-guessing their hugging instincts. Some people are lamenting the potential end of the hug. Others are wondering how to ask about hugs without making everyone...
