Posts by Melissa A. Fabello
5 Steps Toward Effectively Communicating Your Feelings
Effective communication is hard. Especially when we’re dealing with a topic as sensitive as our feelings, which we’re often taught simply don’t matter enough to be worthy of attention. It’s not something that we’re taught how to do effectively, and so that can leave us really at a loss for how to go about it. So here are a few things to keep in mind.
Read MoreBurn-Out Prevention and Intervention
Burn-out happens when you give more energy and compassion than you receive, and as a result, you lose sight of the light of hope at the end of the tunnel. For activists and people working in human service professions in particular, where we never get a respite from dealing with people face-to-face, burn-out feels inevitable. But it really doesn’t have to be.
Read More5 Efforts Toward Creating a More Feminist Classroom
If you’re a feminist and you want some ideas on how create a more feminist classroom (without wearing your “Clitoris is Not a Dirty Word” t-shirt on dress-down day), here are five efforts that you can try.
Read MoreSo You Want a Feminist Job
I believe strongly in the idea that women need to lift one another up; it’s a basic tenet of my feminism. And because one system that tends to give us a lot of trouble is the workplace and our attempts at career advancement, when young feminists write to find out my supposed secrets to success, I’m all for it. So you want a feminist job? Here are some things to keep in mind.
Read MoreI Think I Might Not Be Straight – So What Am I?
I’m not going to tell you that labels are for soup cans, although I understand that sentiment. But the secret that no one is telling you is this: This is who you are, and your experience is valid – with or without a label affixed. But for everyone who’s got a hold on identifying their feelings, but needs help figuring out a label, let’s talk about it.
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