Laurel Butler Like so many of us, my mental health as a teenager was… not great. At the time, I thought it was an individual problem – what’s wrong with…
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Cori Rosenthal It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and while eating disorders impact people of all ages, races, genders, and socio-economic statuses, I am focused on children this year….
An Introvert’s Journey in a Workplace Surrounded by Extroverts
Majella Pinto A Myers-Briggs personality test I took, right after I did NOT get the promotion, clearly showed that I was an introvert. The majority of my colleagues were extroverts…
The Quiet Revolution: How Introverts Change the World
Isabelle Kluge I am a proud introvert who is always growing in self-awareness and learning to empower myself in a noisy world of extroverts. In this essay, I will address…
Happy Children’s Day
Katlyn boucher On this day, we celebrate children, the magic of childhood, perhaps reminisce about our own, and hopefully reflect on the kind of world children are living in now….
The Need to Ensure Everyone has Access to Water
larry bingaman Water is one of the most basic human needs and should be something everyone can have access to. However, reliable, high-quality water service is not guaranteed. Epic drought,…
Heridas Invisibles (Invisible Wounds)
Lizbeth Duran Oden As I start my journey towards a doctoral degree, I am coming face to face with my experience living in a white supremacist society through the curriculum…
Holistic Ways of Healing
MARILYN MUSTERAIT Ever since I was little, my Grand Uncle, an honorary member of the Tonkawa Tribe, would visit my family from Oklahoma, and tell us stories of tradition and…
Homage to our Everyday Hispanic Heroes
JUSTINA GARCIA A recent review of the history of Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) brought this national celebration surprisingly close to home for me. I’m encouraged by the ways in which…
Loving Ka ‘Āina, and Loving One’s Body
My name is Sierra-Nicole DeBinion. I’m a hapa haole writer who currently lives in Arizona with my mother, two dogs, Lucy and Ricky, and two turtles, Fred and Ethel. I’m…
Hispanic Heritage Month
DOUGLAS VALDEZ I am Douglas. I live in Seattle, Washington. I was born in Los Angeles, California, in a predominantly Latinx community to Mexican immigrant parents. As most people in…
A Story for All LGBTQIA+ Folks—Especially For Those Outside of the Big Cities
tera mcintosh and melody lehman (Antioch Voices is a new space for members of the Antioch community to write and share opinion and creative writing pieces for university-wide distribution on…