living in limbo: school, friends, wellbeing, identity, and discovery.
There is a particular stage of life that rarely receives a clear name.
shame: the 10th “inside out” emotion.
In Pixar’s Inside Out, emotions are personified as bright, expressive characters living inside the mind. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust shape how the main character exper
the pressure to be “strong”
Strength is one of those words that sounds unquestionably good.
the importance of youth voices in health policy
For many young people, health policy is something that exists somewhere far away.
“i don’t know how to explain it”
when our youth can’t find the words for their health
the auntie network
how wisdom passes through kitchens, car rides, and late-night DMs.
“the teacher said no”
how classrooms become the first place girls learn their bodies are “too much.”
the appointment clock
why seven minutes isn’t long enough for a girl to tell her story.
words we don’t translate
how missing words in CALD communities shape silence, stigma, and health literacy.
girls in sport: invisible barriers
men called their ignorance our biological disadvantage.