Image: Meme from The Empowered Therapist, pencil drawing in a white box- with a grey and yellow background saying: You are allowed to mourn and grieve all the things that your trauma took from you. Image description: Tweet on a yellow background from Minaa B. @MinaaBe: Someone needs to hear this: Your thoughts are not the only thing impacting your mental health. Poverty, homelessness, student loan debt, unaffordable housing, food deserts, low-income, racism, discrimination & unaffordable healthcare can also impact your mental health. Image description: Meme from the United Church of Christ. White letters on a black chalkboard background. “Let’s Talk About Sex and Consent- What is not considered consent? Being in a relationship is not consent. “We’ve had sex before” is not consent. Consent to one act is not consent to all acts. If they aren’t sober, they can’t consent. The absence of “no” is not consent. Flirting is not consent. Silence is not consent. If you have to convince them, it’s not consent. If they don’t feel free to say “no” it’s not consent. What is considered consent? An informed, sober, freely-given, ongoing, enthusiastic “YES!”
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