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13 in ’13: My Grateful Homecoming to Chiapas

I’m back, baby! After a long journey (in planes, trains, and automobiles, no less) from Bielefeld –> Dusseldorf –> Cancún –> Isla Mujeres –> San Cristóbal de las Casas, I’m finally en casa yet again in Chiapas sweet Chiapas. I dreamt many times of this return over the course of my six months in Germany, [...]

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Should I Pray For My Abuser? Reconciling Feminism and Forgiveness

Paolo Freire writes, “In order for [the struggle for humanization] to have meaning, the oppressed must not, in seeking to regain their humanity (which is a way to create it), become in turn oppressors of the oppressors, but rather restorers of the humanity of both.”
RKA on Feminspire

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What’s Your (He)artwork? A 10-Day Action Diary For Awesomepreneurs

On December 3rd, I’ll be launching the very first Awesomepreneur eBook: What’s My (He)artwork? A 10-Day Action Diary For Awesomepreneurs. Discover, deepen, and celebrate your heart’s work: sign up to be the first to read it!

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From the Vault: Domestic Violence Before and After

I once heard that, to write well, one must have distance from their subject. My recent article and video, I Want You To Hit Me And Other Lessons I’ve Learned From Woman-Blaming Misogynists, are exercises in distance. My feminism–sorry, feminawesome–was shaped by my experiences with domestic violence in my family and relationships. Today I write [...]

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My Birthday Present to Myself: Dear Rachael, Age ___

You’re ready to take the world by storm with adorable matching handbags!
RKA, Age 23

Each year, I give myself a birthday present a year in advance. Before, during, or shortly after RKA Day, I write a letter to my future self. Dear Rachael Age __, This year, I’ll fill in the blank with a 2 and a 9–next year’s ominous numbers. (You know what comes after that!) And, this [...]

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28 Days Later: The Asshole Whac-a-Mole

Okay, so maybe I backdated this entry. (Change that two to a four and you’ve got a more honest title.) But I wanted to update you on the results of my 21-Day Ban on Assholes and “Almost Two Months Later” just doesn’t have the same ring. So, how did I do? Well, remember when I [...]

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Be Nice: My 21-Day Ban on Assholes

Two years ago, I started a self-improvement initiative called “21 Days”, in which I made personal commitments to myself in three week cycles — the amount of time it takes to break a habit — to give up my vices and live better. In just a few months I was able to quit smoking, make [...]

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