CJAs a transgender boy, denial and the pressure of societal standards for masculinity keep me from realizing who I truly am. After all,...
IlanaGrowing up, your perception of yourself is naturally influenced by those around you – and thus, in addition to environmental influences...
Julia
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When Your Illness Tells You That You “Can’t”
Ever since I was little, creativity has been in my nature. When I was young, I would bring the entirety of my dresser out into the living room for costume changes during whichever musical I decided I wanted to perform that day. There was dancing and singing along to Bye Bye Birdie whether I had […]
Leah
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I Am Not An Alien
The whirring of my professor’s voice swirls around me like a dull warm breeze on a sticky summer day. This is my third time taking this class and I sit in the front row of the lecture hall unable to hear a thing. My hands sweat and my heart knocks against my hollow chest: You. […]
Adira Bennett
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On Having and Seeing Self-Harm Scars
“Excuse me, but what are those?” “What the hell did you do, blow up a grenade on yourself?” “You should cover that up.” “Those are insane!” “What’s wrong with your skin?” “Everyone’s going to judge you, you know.” “I personally think scars are sexy.” All of these comments were uttered to me by total strangers […]
Jay
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Conquer Your Mood in Just a Few Clicks
Welcome beautiful people of the internet! I’m Jay, coming at you with my first ever blog post. I know that you’re probably struggling with something (hence your presence on this website) and have somehow in someway stumbled upon this blog post to find some sort of relief or guidance. I have compiled a completely self-written […]
Vibrant Communications
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Meet the Summer/Fall 2017 You Matter Blogger Council!
The Summer/Fall 2017 You Matter Bloggers will be sharing their personal stories in effort to let everyone know that they matter.
Vibrant Communications
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Applications Open! Join the You Matter Blogger Council!
It's that time of year again, folks! We're looking for bloggers to join the 2017 Spring/Summer You Matter Blogger Council.
David
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Restoring the Magic of the Holidays
In the middle of December in 2015 I lost my best friend to suicide. The holidays were instantly a dreadful thought to me. I’ve never really had a good family life, so I’ve always made sure my friends knew that I treated them like family, especially during this time of year. She was my kindest […]
Katelyn
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10 Tips for Those Struggling With Eating Disorders Around the Holidays
The holidays are coming up, and that means one thing: lots of food. From your grandma telling you to eat seconds, or thirds…or fourths, to the people telling everyone how they’re living it up before they start dieting as part of their new year’s resolution to get healthy. They all mean well, and many of […]
Vibrant Communications
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Meet the Fall/Winter 2016-2017 You Matter Blogger Council!
The Fall/Winter 2016-2017 You Matter Bloggers will be sharing their personal stories in effort to let everyone know that they matter.