twodaymag's Relationship Contributor: Anya Alvarez
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Health and WellnessAn Open Letter to Cosmopolitan Magazine
I get it, you want to sell your magazine. And apparently a lot of women like reading your magazine enough to keep you in business. However, the two pages dedicated to preventing sexual assault got lost in the many pages dedicated to “Make a Hot First Impression,” and “Touch His Butt Like This,” and my personal favorite, “8 Ways to Send Him Away Screaming.”
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Celebrity RelationshipsVanessa Williams Breaks Her Silence
The telling of William’s story highlighted that one instance of sexual abuse can have a profound impact on someone. It also highlights the importance of sharing one’s story of sexual abuse and not living with that guilt and shame that sexual abuse often carries.
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Health and WellnessMe & My Bike (A Love Story)
After every ride, I found myself happier and less stressed. I didn’t have to worry about finding parking and could weave through traffic. Someone also pointed out, “You experience the city in a much different way then when you are encased in a car. At a little bit slower pace, you take so much more in. You learn very quickly to live in the present while riding a bike."
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Health and WellnessHandling Change (Easier Said Than Done?)
Every so often life comes at us full speed and we don’t know what happened. Whether it’s a new job, new relationship, or unexpected opportunities life can be emotionally challenging. The question is how do we begin to learn to deal with these changes, even when the good comes along with the bad?
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twodaymag's Relationship Contributor: Anya AlvarezIs All Sexism Created Equally?
While this is not Limbaugh’s first time to make offensive comments, other male political commentators have been known to make offensive comments towards women more than once, as well.
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Family TimeThe Dad Who Shot Bullets at His Daughter’s Laptop
Many experts have weighed in on such a public humiliation for the child, saying it would cause more harm than good. Others have praised Tommy for tough love and doing what many parents wish they had the guts to do.
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Health and WellnessThe Act of Appreciating Your Life
We can't always expect happiness or fulfillment no matter how hard we try, but I can guarantee you that you will receive more satisfaction from life when you begin to take joy in what you normally might disregard.
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Health and WellnessThe Self Improvement Project
I know for me, I try to fit in way too many self-improvements at once. What if, instead, I took two things or maybe just one thing at a time, and focused on improving those aspects of my life before moving to another set of issues?
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twodaymag's Relationship Contributor: Anya AlvarezRediscover Childlike Courage
Now, almost ten years later, I have a difficult time sharing myself because I don’t have the same little girl courage. I don’t posses the naivety that allowed me to be courageous.
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Health and WellnessShould Student Athletes Get Paid?
Recently there has been controversy surrounding if student-athletes should get paid. The focus was on football and basketball players because they generate millions of dollars for the university from tickets sales. Not only that, the universities makes more money off of jerseys and t-shirts sold that have their all-stars’ names embroidered on the back.
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