by Sarah Beaulieu | Jun 12, 2012 | Mini Truth Bombs
So I wondered how I would follow up a deeply personal post like my last one – and then my son got sick. And it got me thinking about my pediatrician and how AWESOME she is. I’ve become convinced that pediatrics is 90% customer service and 10% medicine. ...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jun 4, 2012 | Survivor Perspectives
I’ve referenced telling my story for BARCC in previous posts but haven’t actually told it here. This is the 5-minute version I tell at speaking engagements. Obviously, condensing a 25-year journey into 5 minutes is no easy challenge, but here it is: When I...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 31, 2012 | Mini Truth Bombs
Dear R, I feel so honored to have watched you go through the process of becoming an adult. Over the last months, you have ridden the emotional roller coaster that accompanies any major life change. You held on tight and even enjoyed the ride – at times –...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 22, 2012 | Career and Leadership
I took my first Myers Briggs Type Indicator test when I was 7 (INTJ, in case you are wondering). As someone with an extroverted job, many are surprised to learn I am in fact an introvert. As an advancement and fundraising professional, I’ve had to learn how to...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 17, 2012 | Pregnancy, Parenting, and Birth
Well, first off, let’s be real here. I’m only 9-months into this whole motherhood thing, so these may be lessons I’ll unlearn and relearn a few times. That being said, a few noteworthy insights from my first foray into mommy land. You do not need to rearrange...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 14, 2012 | Supporting Survivors
Rape makes you feel incredibly alone. When your body is attacked, the only place to retreat is deep inside yourself. The irony is that by protecting yourself in this way – protecting your body from any more pain or violence – you cut yourself off from...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 10, 2012 | Career and Leadership
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...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 6, 2012 | Creative Reflections
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...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 4, 2012 | Advocacy and Activism
Hearing a story about sexual assault can make you feel really powerless. Maybe you read my story here or heard a story at a Take Back the Night, and you felt moved, a little astounded to hear the words spoken out loud, supportive but a little lost. Sexual...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 1, 2012 | Sexual Violence
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...
