Process and Emotions Behind Giving a Personal TEDx Talk
Trigger Warning: Rape, Mental Illness Sharing my TEDx Talk “Relationships After Rape” at Hamline University on April 5, 2019 was an extremely emotional experience for me, but I am glad that I did it. On May 8, 2019, my TEDx Talk was published on its YouTube and social media platforms. Ever since then, it feels like I have been living with what my boss calls a “vulnerability hangover.” Nothing rang more true for me when she said that to me after I was explaining to her what emotions I have been dealing with since the release of my personal and vulnerable talk. I chose to give this talk. I could…
Brooklyn 99 Uses Comedy to Educate Society About Social Issues
Brooklyn Nine-nine (2013-present) is a classic intelligent sitcom that not enough people are talking about. Although the show is primarily comedic, it touches on important and relevant social issues in a serious tone.
The Penguins of Madagascar are more clever than you think
Minnesota’s weather has gone from freezing to snowing to melting to freezing to snowing and this winter has already proved to bring an endless cycle of cancelling plans, being stuck inside or getting your car unstuck. Just when we think we hit beautiful spring weather we get ambushed again with bad winter weather. During the polar vortex, I decided to re-watch a favorite animated movie of mine: Penguins of Madagascar. As I re-watched my favorite child animated characters, I realized that there are many adult references that I know many children have missed when they watched it, like I did when I watched it as a child. When I say,…
Are You Prepared for the Holiday Season?
The holiday season is the best and worst time of the year for people. Suicide rates skyrocket during the holiday season as well as debt, blood sugar levels, and stress.
Kavanaugh: A Survivor’s Perspective
I am currently a paralegal and I do believe in justice and innocent until proven guilty. That does not mean that our judicial system is set up to help women.
Halloween: A Review
Laurie is back and has many tricks up her sleeve this Halloween as she fights off an old yet stronger than ever Michael Meyers as he comes for her and her family. That’s right the Halloween franchise has done it again. They are back and better than ever. Enough with the cheesy review lines though. As I arrived at the Duluth theater the Saturday before this Wednesday’s Halloween night, I was excited to see this new film but also nervous that it may not live up to the standards of not only the original Halloween but the entire successful franchise. This is the kind of weight I put on my movie franchises as I…
An Anti-Social Halloween
A guide to avoiding the Halloween parties your inner introvert didn't actually want to go to in the first place.
