Love or Loathe? : Your Body
Is your beautiful body leading you to a love affair, or are you ready to dump your ugly reflection? ‘Beautiful’ and ‘ugly’ are strong words that can conjure up a lot of emotion, but let’s face it, when we’re talking about the human body, those are exactly the kind of emotive words many of us [...]
Read MoreIsland Time
Travelling goes hand in hand with making discoveries and learning something new but this time I may have hit the jackpot – I have learnt how to become totally relaxed. The location for the source of this new found skill is Gili Trawangan, a tiny paradise island in Indonesia and a short hop skip and jump from [...]
Read MoreYou Don’t Get to Tell Me How I Feel
The same-sex marriage/civil union/domestic partnership kerfluffle that’s been rocking the U.S. lately has been dredging up the good, the bad, and the ugly in a lot of social discourse. President Obama finally came out (har!) in support of same-sex marriage, right around the same time that Mitt Romney reaffirmed his dislike of the same; North [...]
Read MoreMormon in the Time of Mitt Romney and the Anti-Mormon Backlash
When I first began this column, one of the topics at the forefront of my mind was persecution. It’s a sensitive topic, one that’s tricky to discuss. But as Mitt Romney continues to face criticism that is aimed directly at his faith, the topic feels increasingly relevant to my experience as a religious feminist in [...]
Read MoreBattle your Depression: Think Positive!
Battling depression is not something that can be easily cured, ignored or forgotten. It is a day to day process that takes work and dedication to overcome. As I have written over the last two months, there are quite a few ways to combat depression head-on and no longer allow it to run your life. [...]
Read MoreBackpackers in Shock: Bunkbed Sex Romp!
There are countless backpacker hostels the length and breadth of Australia, and when you’re short of a dollar or two, they can provide you with the welcome relief of a bed for the night and a roof over your tired and travel-weary head. However, as you will undoubtedly expect or may even know yourself, it [...]
Read MoreSolo and Single and Happily Alone
As I reflect on being Spontaneously Solo in Florida for a little over eight months now, I feel compelled to clarify that “solo” is not the same as “single” and “single is not necessarily synonymous with “alone.” One could go to a movie alone without being a single female. A person could be single without [...]
Read MoreMay Go Girl of the Month
Saar is an amazingly creative actress and director from Belgium. She speaks four and a half languages (Dutch, English, French, Spanish and an understanding of German), rides a mean bicycle, and has a travel bug that is hard to kick. We a happy to introduce her as our May Go Girl of the Month! I [...]
Read MoreHoly Juice Batman!
Everybody’s trying to be environmentally conscious and healthy these days, right? Talking about things like the green movement (just saw an awesome performance touching on that: Marc Bamuthi Joseph/The Living Word Project with Theaster Gates red, black and GREEN: a blues), CSAs (community supported agriculture), and repurposing. If in this green movement repurposing is more efficient [...]
Read MoreMaking a Difference in the Real World
At Go Girl, we encourage women to get involved in the world around them. On our Twitter page, in less than 140 characters, we say that “we encourage travel, global engagement, volunteerism/activism, and general butt-kicking.” But now, we’re not only encouraging it — we’re also living it! Thanks to a team of dedicated Go Girls [...]
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