Speak Your Mind, State Your Pleasure

Speak Your Mind, State Your Pleasure

Betty’s mother told her, “Betty Ann, never be afraid to speak your mind.” Our coaches wrote about their journey with speaking up. Browse the links below to read the full post. Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self “Now that I’ve found you, my younger selves, I...
Finding My Voice

Finding My Voice

Art by Betty Dodson For most of my life, I didn’t feel comfortable speaking up for myself. I was raised to be a “good girl,” to be “seen and not heard”, to “stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” My own thoughts, feelings, and wants were diminished,...
Teenage Orgies

Teenage Orgies

As a child, I was painfully shy.  I barely ever spoke in school and had only a handful of friends.  I wanted so badly to break out of my shell, but I didn’t know how I could drastically change my entire personality when everyone already knew me as being quiet and...
Masturbation is Where I Find Myself

Masturbation is Where I Find Myself

Speaking my mind has always been a really hard thing to do. Not only because I feared what everyone would think every time I spoke my truth, but also because I couldn’t hear my own truth. My whole life I saw my external world as more important, more prominent than my...
Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self

Dear Ex-Boyfriends, Dear Younger Self

Dear ex boyfriends, lovers, et al, I have some things to say that might be hard for you to hear, but I can’t hold them and not speak about them anymore.  Your lack of listening hurt me. And it bothers me that you let the words “calm down,” “too emotional,” and “not...
February Blog Posts: Selflove

February Blog Posts: Selflove

For Valentine’s Day, our coaches wrote about how we learned to love ourselves. Browse the links below to read the full post. Imperfect and Worthy of Love Deep down, I knew that my body was unlovable and so was I. I could never be good enough for love.by Laura...