Giving Voice

Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill to reinstate the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that lapsed in February 2019....

Dear Progressive White Women: I thought we were working to smash the patriarchy, but from what I’m seeing and hearing these days we are...

I’ve been on a self-imposed sabbatical for the past week after feeling like I was on the verge of a panic attack for several days. No...

In Minnesota, winter often becomes a game of boasting about unseemly cold temperatures and the travails of shoveling snow or driving...

I’d like to share the people, documentaries, books and other media that I’ve learned from over the course of unpacking my whiteness. I’ve...

I find it hard to do the inner work of unpacking my whiteness without trying to answer the question, what do we white people owe Black...

Many BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) point to white centering as one of the most harmful aspects of racism and white...

According to NPR, 55% of white Americans believe that there is discrimination against white people today in our country, but less than...

As I've delved deeper into my inclinations toward perfectionism and performance, I've come to uncover the deeper stories that I tell...

Note to readers: I am a white woman writing this piece for a primarily white audience. I never thought of myself as a performer until I...

Note to readers: I'm writing this from the perspective of a white woman and am writing for a primarily white audience. Once we reach a...

On my road to consciousness, I've taken a path which is proving to be the one of the most difficult, necessary and powerful routes I've...

As 2019 approaches, many people aim to start the new year off with a promise to make a change for the better. Maybe they'll pledge to go...

For years I dreamed of being a 'lady who lunches.' A woman with the time and money to take a leisurely lunch while sipping drinks in the...

Officer found guilty! Of murder! Jordan Edwards. House party. Underage drinking. The officer used a rifle. Fired into the back window of...

There are many questions I have struggled with since the 2016 presidential election. How did we get to this place of division? How can...

The costs of perfectionism and its surprising origins. I didn't realize how much of a perfectionist I was until I became a parent. For...

Giving Voice is born of my learnings from doing my inner work and finding my voice for the first time. I hope that some of my experiences...