Written by Lara Hamburger, Campus Educator CW: this piece discusses consensual sex and mentions sexual assault and red flags of abuse. In the Before Times, back when I worked in an office with other people, (consensually) hugged my friends when I saw them, and invited people to hang out with me at my home, I…
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Intimacy During COVID-19
Intimacy During COVID-19 Written by: Katrina Clark, Youth Educator Note: This post was originally written for #WeekendWisdom, a collaboration with the Community Coalition for Healthy Youth in Tompkins County. While many are quick to associate intimacy with sex, or some form of physical exchange between romantic partners, intimacy is not exclusively physical. In fact, we…
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Written by: Elicia Blodgett, Youth & Family Therapist at the Advocacy Center Covid-19 is adding new and significant stressors to our lives: job insecurity, fear of falling ill, social isolation. For parents, there is the additional stress of having children at home 24/7, bored or anxious, and more than likely acting out or at least…
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