Tag Archives: sexism

Claiming Space

Into the Wilderness: Story 51 My husband and I have worked hard to forge a relationship based on equality, respect and compassion. My husband is almost 70, so when I say we worked hard, I am referring to working through the embedded unconscious bias men his age have. To be clear, he has always beenContinue reading “Claiming Space”

Heavy Memories

Into the Wilderness: Story 49 When you’re obese, you will always have a fat mind. Notice I said “mind.” Even if or after you lose weight, your mind cannot release the heavy tread of damage obesity causes. It’s two fold: society’s continual denigration of fat and one’s layers of fat shame deeply embedded in theContinue reading “Heavy Memories”

Through a glass, darkly

A Surviving Facts Blog I just finished watching the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. Watching the show now, in 2025, is a chilling experience compared to 2017 when the series debuted. In 2017, Obama was in his last months as President, Roe v Wade was still the rule of the land, healthcare for allContinue reading “Through a glass, darkly”

What’s happening to boys?

Into the Wilderness: Story 38 Is a trend emerging? Nice boys, raised by dedicated mothers, taught to respect women and see the world’s inequality toward women. Boys who made room in the school yard for girls to join ball games. Teens and young men who knew and honored the meaning of “no.” Twenty-something male adultsContinue reading “What’s happening to boys?”

Standing on the Bones of the Past

Into the wilderness: Story 36 I have begun writing a memoir. Saying this in my blog shifts me from potential goal to a commitment. I’m good with that. As I contemplate my story, I obviously reflect on the past. Since I left corporate work a year ago, the past has hovered about me. The painContinue reading “Standing on the Bones of the Past”

Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws?

A Surviving Facts blog I’m a podcast fan, and lately, I’ve been listening to Toy Soldier, a podcast about a 10-year-old boy who survived the holocaust when he was “adopted” by a Latvian Nazi troop who found him in the woods outside a rural Belarus town. His mother had told him never to admit hisContinue reading “Is Project 2025 the far right’s Nuremberg Laws?”

Let’s Talk About Age

A Surviving Facts Blog As an owner of a fitness studio, I have customers ranging in age from 23 to 84. That’s the beauty of the enduring fitness program I offer- the company is the longest running of its kind (I’m a franchisee). It works for any age customer, any fitness level and any impactContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Age”

It’s not a joke

A Surviving Facts Blog On Wednesday, the day after the election when many Americans were still trying to process the results, Black adults and students woke to text messages. They all were written similarly to the one below: “Greetings [name of person plus last name initial], You have been selected to pick cotton at theContinue reading “It’s not a joke”

New study on women in the workplace: slow progress means no progress

A Surviving Facts Blog Another article caught my attention early this morning- from Harvard Business Review, one of the publications I greatly respect. The article, to sum it up, says that younger women- roughly those in their 30s- have the same work life experiences of bias and disempowerment that women in their 50s and olderContinue reading “New study on women in the workplace: slow progress means no progress”