When we get on Instagram, we have a guarantee of social connection no matter how fleeting, superficial, or inconsequential to our lives.
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Most high school guys will have a friend who needs help with a substance abuse problem. It’s one of those moments when you need to think about the times you’ve said, “I love you man, I love my guys, I’d do anything for my friends,” and realize that these are more than things you say. It’s what you do when it’s hard.
People we care about are hurting. The stakes are too high. So how can we reach out in a way that helps?
I was advised by my college counselors not to talk about my learning difference in college essays because colleges might look down on my test scores if they knew I had extra time. I hated the pressure that I felt to hide this part of myself from schools.
“Respect your elders.” It’s an adage woven into our collective cultures. But this generation of young people sees ‘respect’ very differently and isn’t accustomed to hearing the word ‘dignity’. These...
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Macy is a high school junior from Boulder, CO. She enjoys listening to music and fighting the patriarchy and is interning with Cultures of Dignity. Meet Cultures of Dignity's Newest...
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How to Survive the Holidays with Dignity The holidays are hard. Here are realistic ways to get through them while keeping your dignity and sanity intact. 1. Be...
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Kate is a senior in high school from Boulder, Colorado. She is working as a writing and editing intern this fall. Below are her thoughts on what happened when she...
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Standing Against Our Culture of Indignity It feels like we keep going down and it won’t stop. People in positions of authority whose job it is to represent our citizenry...
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Ava Rigelhaupt is a founding member with the neurodiverse theatre company, Spectrum Theatre Ensemble of Providence. She lives in Rhode Island and is a rising junior at Sarah Lawrence College....
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Melissa and Daniel Willey announce plans to take their daughter, Jaelynn, off life support on March 22, 2018, after a fellow student shot her at Great Mills High School in Maryland. Photo BALTIMORE SUN...
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Marcos is a student studying vocal performance at New York University and a member of Cultures Advisory Council. Below is his reflection on school shootings and how we can work on...
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What’s wrong, and how do we help? Getting children the right mental-health support. By Rosalind Wiseman We used to think that only “at-risk” kids had mental-health problems. But if you...
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This originally appeared on the Hollywood Reporter. On Feb. 7, Jill Messick, a film executive and producer, died by suicide in Los Angeles after a battle with depression for years. Below, Rosalind...
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