relationships

A plethora of resources to help us understand, and overcome, social isolation. Includes an assessment tool and an interactive map.

This comic book tells the story of Neela and Chris, a high school couple. The book illustrates what intimate partner violence can look like in a teenage relationship.

This poster from Futures Without Violence shares signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships and includes national hotline resource numbers.

JV emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing one's own mental health with friends who need more support than one person can provide.

EN discusses how going to therapy has affected her relationships with romantic partners and her parents.

HM recalls some of the changes she experienced after receiving counseling, especially concerning the pressure to be perfect and be a strong Black woman.

MB discusses how consent, communication, and boundaries as practiced in sexual relationships can also be useful in working relationships.

While motherhood decreased SA’s desire to have sex, communicating with her husband and redefining what sex looks like for their relationship has been helpful.

SA shares how gaps in her sex education curriculum growing up failed to prepare her for sex. She discusses her desire for sex-positive sex education.

In this conversation, excerpted from an online discussion on relationships, identity, and sexuality, participants discuss what has helped them cope with past sexual violence and abuse.

"Almost every girl I knew complained about her body—about her stretch marks, the size of her hips, her breasts, her thighs. I always kept quiet. I was chubby and felt like if I complained, I wouldn’t get the reassurance that so many girls were looking for."

Do you see yourself reflected in the media? Do you see relationships that mirror your own? How does the representation you see affect your sense of self?