Driving home at midnight from a late-night shift on a recent weekend, I noticed a man, barely visible but for the reflective tape on his jogging pants, out for a run along the Charles River. As I continued on my way, I found myself wondering…
It’s crazy to think that after seventeen years of living in the city of Boston, attending the State House breakfast was the first time I had ever stepped foot inside of the building. As embarrassing as it is to say this, I had no idea…
How many times have you been slapped across the face with that “uh oh” moment? You don’t really know how you got there but one bad decision, one lapse in judgement, one tiny mistake and now you’re in a situation you don’t want to be…
In most states, the age of consent is sixteen, although it varies from 16-18 throughout all the 50 states. Knowing the age of consent in your state is very important, and more so is knowing what consent means. Age of consent in particular is the…
If you have been to a doctor’s office lately, I’m sure that at least one person you came in contact with asked if you had any allergies. If you’ve ever had a severe reaction to something you ate, drank, touched, breathed in or received as…
They’re in the “health” area of the drugstore and grocery store and say vitamins and minerals so they must be good for you, right? Not always. We are so used to trusting that the things we consume are safe because in the United States we…
After a long and snowy winter the sun has finally made an appearance! If you are anything like me that means you are ready to hit the beach and spend a lot more time outdoors. More time soaking up rays makes it even more important…
The issue of child sexual abuse made a lot of headlines recently when it was revealed that Josh Duggar, whose family starred in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting”, had sexually abused five young girls when he was a teenager, including four of…
Amy Caruso was 15 years old when she first smoked marijuana. By the time she turned 17 she was using cocaine, ecstasy, and pain killers. She wrote in her diary: “I thought I could get away with just smoking pot in high school and controlling…
I recently watched a video about a girl who was severely beaten by five girls at the same time at a fast food restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. I was extremely shocked and couldn’t help but say “oh my gosh is this real?!” I couldn’t…