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What is Bikini Season Like as Women Get Older?
Posted on 04/2/2012
Previously thought to only afflict teen aged & twenty somethings, Jessica LeRoy is interviewed in Women’s Health about the growing issue of adult eating disorders.
Read On...Highlights and Photos from the Association of Women in Psychology Conference
Posted on 03/14/2012
In early March some of us ladies headed out to Palm Springs to the Association of Women in Psychology Conference. See photos and more!
Read On...New Eyes for an Old Soul
Posted on 02/29/2012
As an ambitious, perfectionistic, workaholic who doesn’t know how to not be stressed out at all times, I approach life with a to-do list. I have treated life as a thing to accomplish rather than a space within which to live.
Read On...The Part of Domestic Violence That Nobody Talks About
Posted on 02/29/2012
Wouldn’t we all like to pretend we weren’t frighteningly wrong about somebody we loved? Wouldn’t we all like to take the worst moments of our lives and find a way to make them disappear? That’s how the cycle of abuse works.You don’t just want to move past this gut-wrenching, awful thing that happened; you desperately want to forget that it happened at all. You want to go back to a time when your world wasn’t ripped apart at the foundation, when you understood your life and your place in it.
Read On...Checking Facebook frequently leads to reinforcement of gender ideals
Posted on 01/12/2012
People check their facebooks multiple times a day. The accessibility of this new form of media means that people interact with gender expectations with greater frequency than with traditional forms of media like television and magazines.
Read On...Is There Ever a Right Time To Say Yes?
Posted on 01/5/2012
When do you know when is it right time to get married? Is there a timeline or schedule to follow? What are some factors you should consider before saying yes? In this Engagement 101 article Jessica LeRoy was asked all these questions and more.
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