by Sarah Beaulieu | Aug 30, 2016 | Supporting Survivors
If you’ve met me, chances are I’ve told you I’m a survivor of sexual violence. I tell a lot of people. I always have. Part of my mission in life is to break down the shame and stigma that comes along with being a survivor. I’ll tell you straight up, usually in...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Aug 12, 2016 | Survivor Perspectives
For the last month, I’ve shared one story each day on Twitter about a survivor of sexual violence. Why? Well, for a few reasons. First, it’s to illustrate the fact that survivor narratives are diverse. There are male survivors, female survivors, trans...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jul 20, 2016 | Sons and Daughters
Summer camp can evoke positive memories of friends, sports, swimming, and sitting around a campfire. Maybe you attended summer camp yourself. Maybe you worked as a camp counselor. Or maybe you see kids heading off to camp in the community where you live and work. For...
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by Sarah Beaulieu | Jul 7, 2016 | Career and Leadership
This week, I had the pleasure of spending time with early career advancement professionals at Boston University. We had a great time talking about ways to hack your next professional conference. What did we miss? What’s your favorite hack? Come with a plan. You...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 24, 2016 | Survivor Perspectives
What I have learned about healing from sexual violence helps me run, and what I have learned about running helps me heal. Last weekend, I ran the Cause and Event 5K to benefit the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. As I dedicated my run to the thousands of survivors they...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 16, 2016 | Art of Intervention
If you have a booger on your face, chances are, I’m going to tell you. I might say, “Hey, you have something hanging off your nose.” Or maybe I’ll silently hand you a tissue. But I’m not going to let you walk around town a minute longer with that booger on your face....
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 18, 2016 | Career and Leadership
In dance, a pivot is a quick turn you make to move in another direction. In the media, a pivot is a way to respond quickly to a question and get back to your key talking points. What is a pivot for fundraising? It’s a way to guide the conversation back to what...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 5, 2016 | College Students
It’s real. You are going to college. You visited campus, signed on the dotted line, and started planning out the décor for your dorm room. Your freshman year of college is a time of excitement, intense learning, and independence. New friends. New experiences. New...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Mar 28, 2016 | Resources for Survivors
I have the great fortune of serving on the board of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) here in my current hometown of Boston. This year, like every year, I’m raising money to support the organization, and am writing to inspire you to join me in making a gift....
by Sarah Beaulieu | Mar 23, 2016 | Creative Reflections
I fell in love with you at 2am on a snowy evening. You walked your dog down my street as I walked mine out the door. And we talked and talked and were tangled up in leashes and snow on our eyelashes and by the time the ground became white, I was in love. eighteen...
