{"id":393,"date":"2022-06-21T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/know-signs-spotlight-isolation-friends-and-familylation-friends-and-family_mod_article_inline_page_1\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T20:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:16:54","slug":"know-signs-spotlight-isolation-friends-and-familylation-friends-and-family_mod_article_inline_page_1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/know-signs-spotlight-isolation-friends-and-familylation-friends-and-family_mod_article_inline_page_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk About Relationships. Real Help When You Need it."},"content":{"rendered":"
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#MeToo – A Call to Bystanders<\/a><\/h1>\n
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October 24, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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Me too. Two simple words now have a larger meaning. They represent empathy and solidarity; cries of pain coupled with resilience; the experiences of so many.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve read and seen the endless stories on your timelines. You are shocked and appalled. Or perhaps, just appalled, because the epidemic… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What’s Consent Got to Do With It: An Honest Conversation About Sex<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
September 27, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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When we think about sex, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a hot, steamy make-out session or the typical P and V sex we see in porn. Others may start daydreaming about somebody you find attractive or possibly recoil at the thought of intimacy. But what many people don\u2019t consider is… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Back 2 School: Healthy Long Distance Relationships in College<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
September 06, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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With September in full swing, it\u2019s time to trade our beach reads for textbooks, pack our bags, and prepare for the start of a new semester at college. For some of you, the end of summer does not just mean saying dramatic goodbyes to your pet or bracing yourself for dining hall food, it also means… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Be Real: Social Media for Social Change<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
August 29, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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July 2017 marked the one year anniversary of Let\u2019s Be Real, a movement by young people for young people about relationships. To share our learnings from a year of movement-making and celebrate the accomplishments of the youth who drive it, Break the Cycle staff members reflects on their experiences… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Be Real: Listening to Real Talk<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
August 23, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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July 2017 marked the one year anniversary of Let\u2019s Be Real, a movement by young people for young people about relationships. To share our learnings from a year of movement-making and celebrate the accomplishments of the youth who drive it, Break the Cycle staff members reflects on their experiences… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Be Real: Resources True to Youth Experiences<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
August 17, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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July 2017 marked the one year anniversary of Let\u2019s Be Real, a movement by young people for young people about relationships. To share our learnings from a year of movement-making and celebrate the accomplishments of the youth who drive it, Break the Cycle staff members reflects on their experiences… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Be Real: Following the Lead of Young People<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
August 10, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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July 2017 marked the one year anniversary of Let\u2019s Be Real, a movement by young people for young people about relationships. To share our learnings from a year of movement-making and celebrate the accomplishments of the youth who drive it, Break the Cycle staff members reflects on their experiences… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Praying: A Moving Portrayal of Survivor Resilience <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
July 25, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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The case that shook the music industry: Kesha vs. Dr. Luke. In 2014, Kesha (formerly known as Ke$ha) filed for a contractual break from her long-time music producer, Dr. Luke, in a suit stating that he had sexually, verbally, emotionally, and physically abused her for years. As we so often see when… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Youth Advocates Aren’t the Future; We’re the Present<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
July 13, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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In May of 2017, I attended the Consolidated Youth Spring Institute, Building a Framework for Success in Chicago, Illinois. It\u2019s here that I felt confirmation that as young people, we\u2019re not the future of advocacy and change; we\u2019re the now. This conference is held in partnership with the Office on… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Power Of Music: How To Speak To A Girl<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
July 05, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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The power of a song is something special, and the messages that music sends can have an enormous impact. Just hearing our feelings expressed to us, in ways we might not be able to express ourselves, has incredible value in our lives, no matter your age.\u00a0The latest single by Faith Hill and… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5 Steps to Better LGBTQ* Allyship<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
June 14, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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June is an important month at Break the Cycle. June is PRIDE, a month where we celebrate collective movement, connection and power of LGBTQ*1 communities. PRIDE began in 1970\u2014as a way to commemorate the\u00a01969 Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, NYC. The police raid that led to the riots at… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mental Health, Sexual Violence, and Thirteen Reasons Why<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
May 03, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is Real Stories – a blog by Let’s Be Real members about their experiences with relationships, dating, and daily life. LBR is a movement by young people for young people about relationships.<\/p>\n

**TRIGGER WARNING** This blog post discusses details of sexual violence including harassment and rape… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Engage New Voices: A Challenge to Greek Life<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
April 24, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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April is nearly over, and as we reflect on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, think of ways that you can continue this conversation throughout the year. Many of you have heard the statistics of women who will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and on college campuses; those statistics are… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Validating Survivors of Sexual Assault: The 21st Century Edition<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
April 18, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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Every 98 seconds, someone in America is sexually assaulted.1\u00a0Despite this, only 6 out of every 1,000 perpetrators of sexual violence will ever be incarcerated.2 How then, when 994 of every 1,000 perpetrators of sexual violence walk free,3 can we possibly attempt to fulfill the needs for… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Real Stories: My Feminist Hero<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
March 20, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is Real Stories – a blog by\u00a0Let’s Be Real\u00a0members about their experiences with relationships, dating, and more. LBR is a movement by young people for young people about relationships.<\/p>\n

Feminism: the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Celebrating Women’s History Month<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
March 03, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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March is Women\u2019s History Month, and it\u2019s important for Break the Cycle and you for many reasons. Women\u2019s History Month began in 1978, in Sonoma, California as a weeklong celebration of women and their contributions to history and society. In the following years, this idea caught on, and spread to… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Real Stories: Having a Healthy Hookup<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
February 24, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is Real Stories – a blog by\u00a0Let’s Be Real\u00a0members about their experiences with relationships, dating, and more. LBR is a movement by young people for young people about relationships.<\/p>\n

It’s Real Week for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and today’s theme is “Freaky… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Real Stories: This Matters For Guys Too<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
February 21, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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This is Real Stories – a blog by\u00a0Let’s Be Real\u00a0members about their experiences with relationships, dating, and more. LBR is a movement by young people for young people about relationships.<\/p>\n

It seems that up until recent years, not a lot of attention has been paid to the role of males in… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Setting Boundaries in a Relationship<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
February 15, 2015<\/span><\/div>\n
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There a lot of misconceptions about what boundaries are and do for relationships. We may feel that boundaries are unnecessary because our partner is supposed to already know and act on our needs and wants, or that they ruin the relationship or interfere with the spice. In reality, all healthy… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dear Friend: What Your Support During An Abusive Relationship Really Meant<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
February 08, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dear Old Friend,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long time and yet I realized something recently. I never really thanked you. Sure, we thanked each other for the little things, birthdays and Christmases. We had a lot of fun. We fought a lot. We did our best to figure out what direction to go, and, I… Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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