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LIT hosts domestic violence, abuse information event

This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on November 1, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women, according to statistics from the Texas Council on Family Violence. Almost half of college women reported experiencing abusive behaviors from their partner and oneContinueContinue reading “LIT hosts domestic violence, abuse information event”

Out of the Darkness walk in downtown Beaumont promotes suicide prevention awareness

This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on Oct. 18, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Southeast Texans gathered at the downtown Event Centre on a sunny Saturday afternoon to remember loved ones lost to suicide and to encourage others to keep living. The “Out of the Darkness Community Walk,”ContinueContinue reading “Out of the Darkness walk in downtown Beaumont promotes suicide prevention awareness”

So I’m turning 29: World Suicide Prevention Day 2018

Originally posted on Facebook on August 31, 2018.  Hi guys. Somehow I’ve made it through another year, and I lived to tell the tale. Turning 29 feels old because I’m still young inside. It’s kind of like the end of the book “Fog Magic” when Greta tells her father she thinks getting older is likeContinueContinue reading “So I’m turning 29: World Suicide Prevention Day 2018”

Survivors speak out about sexual assault

This article was originally published in The University Press, Lamar University’s student newspaper, on April 26, 2018. Story by Eleanor SkeltonUP contributor Editorial note: The names in this story have been changed to protect the victims. For women living with the uncertainty of whether their next swipe right on Tinder could be a fun new dateContinueContinue reading “Survivors speak out about sexual assault”

The journey continues: How I’m healing from spiritual abuse

Originally posted on Facebook April 20, 2018.  So for those of you who’ve been around me a while know that I came out of a fundamentalist Christian background, and I’ve been working on weeding those things out of my life for several years. Those old thought patterns were rooted in some people’s unhealthy desires toContinueContinue reading “The journey continues: How I’m healing from spiritual abuse”