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How We Listen Matters
On my way in to work this morning, a song by Justin Timberlake came on the radio. I’d heard it…
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
April 20, 2022This board sits on the wall of an office at our emergency shelter. It is one of the
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Longing for a safe space
February 25, 2022Time and time again, this country has shown black Americans that they do not have a safe space.
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Why comprehensive, medically accurate, and LGBTQ+ inclusive sex ed matters to me
November 18, 2021Incorporating comprehensive sex education, like the Healthy Youth Act is proposing to ensure, would have many benefits; I
Read MoreReflecting on my Internship
October 1, 2021This past summer has taught me a lot about confidence and self-reflection.
Read MoreReflecting on my Sabbatical
September 21, 2021I’m so grateful that REACH’s board and leadership’s saw the promise of this unique benefit.
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What is Healing?
September 21, 2021Twenty years ago, my life was completely and irreversibly altered.
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Bologna Sandwiches Are Self Care Too
July 2, 2021“Collective care” is the idea that a group is responsible for tending to the well-being of its members…
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More than one year ago today
June 17, 2021Well over a year ago, my REACH colleagues and I accepted the reality that we would be doing…
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2021 Immigrants’ Day
May 14, 2021On Tuesday May 4th, immigrants, refugees, and their supporters virtually descended on the Massachusetts State House for…
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