Signs Your Child May Be On Drugs
Kids are overdosing at the highest rate ever now. There are more kids taking prescription pills, making trending drinks to numb themselves now than ever before. So we really need to be aware of it. Have you heard of the latest trend called Lean or sizzurp? Thanks to some NFL influencers, teens are overdosing on mixing cough syrup with codeine, soda and gummy candies to ‘have a good time’. Or taking street pills laced with fentanyl. Or...
What Everyone Should Know About Stalking
Have you ever been stalked? Do you have a friend who has? Are you worried a friend/family member or someone you know may be stalking someone else? It is estimated that 13.5 million people are stalked every year in the USA. Nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men have experienced stalking at some point in their lives. It comes in many different vile forms. Though all states list stalking as a crime, it is very rarely, and very hard, to...
What Is Financial Abuse?
The least spoken about form of abuse, yet the #1 reason people stay in or return to an abusive relationship is Financial Abuse. Generally when people talk about abuse, one’s mind goes to physical, sexual, emotional, but we never seem to talk about the financial abuse that is present in nearly every (more than 99%) of domestic violence cases. What is Financial Abuse? Financial abuse is the control of one’s ability to acquire, use...
5 Things You Never Knew About Insomnia
Almost all of us have trouble sleeping from time to time. Think about those times for a second, when you struggled to fall asleep, stayed up most of the night, kept waking up for one thing or another. How did you feel the next day? Now imagine that happening at least 4 times a week (if not every night) for over 3 months… That is insomnia and for the more than 70 million American adults who live with this condition, it affects many...
Women’s Rights in 2022
As many of us know, on June 24, 2022 our Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade removing federal rights for a woman to have an abortion, leaving the ultimate decision to each state independently. It seems that our Supreme Court has decided that women’s rights are no longer human rights. Quickly to follow, 6 states (South Dakota, Misourri, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama) have banned abortions, with several more set to follow...
Parental Alienation
Though it is one of the worst forms of abuse for children, parental alienation is not a crime. Evidence of parental alienation may be used in court to modify or adjust custody orders, but the damage will already have been done – and nothing will happen to the abuser. It is heartbreaking and devastating to those families that go through this. Over 3.9 million children in the US alone each year are moderately to severely alienated from...
Identity Theft
Just reading that bring chills to everyone, even if you are lucky enough not to experience it! We ALL fear it and when we do have to deal with it, on any level, it is a nightmare!! Identity Theft affects more than 33% of people here in the US. That means each year, over 15 million Americans fall victim to identity theft and 1 in 5 people in the EU experience identity theft. Crazier still is that in 2020, over 2.2 million fraud reports...
Sex Addiction
Just like drug, alcohol and gambling addictions, sex can be an addiction too, just as nasty as the others. And usually, it is completely misunderstood and hard to diagnose. The difference between having a high sex drive and having a sex addiction is that sex (whatever form it takes for the person) becomes so important that is begins to negatively impact your life – your job, relationships, hobbies. With over 30 million people...
How To Talk To Your Kids About Their Sexuality
One of the toughest conversations to tackle with your child is about their sexual identity. Even though literally everyone goes through this stage and has to figure it out for themselves, it can be super uncomfortable for many people to talk about. As conscious parents, we just want our children to be safe, happy, healthy, aware and supported, but often are unsure of how to best do this. The scary thing is, studies show us that many...
BlogHer Health Event
We got to attend an awesome event at Rolling Greens On Mateo Nursery hosted by BlogHer She Media! They brought together a wonderful a-list blend of thought leaders, educators and women who love to get social and share their knowledge. It was a beautiful LA day filled with lots of great info, products to get to know and new friends to make! Check it out below as we go live on Conscious Straight Talk With Katie &...