Living with Anxiety and Depression
You might be wondering, “What in the world are anxiety and depression?” I'm here to tell you first hand what they’re like from a personal level. I have suffered from…
Interrupting the school-to-prison pipeline
We often think of education as protective. In reality, however, some schools are delivering the opposite of protection for their most vulnerable students: a path toward incarceration. This phenomenon, known…
Recovery is Possible
I grew up being bullied severely. They would call me fat, not good enough, and laugh at my speech impairment. They would mock me for my anxiety, calling me a…
We’re All Meant to Be Here
Written by a CORRAL Programming Intern. A few months ago at CORRAL, I was on a walk with a girl who seemed to be spiraling further and further into her…
The Bully of Diet Culture
Emmy is a registered dietician who meets with the CORRAL girls periodically to help dismantle diet culture, focus on nutrition and embrace intuitive eating. March is national nutrition month! As…
Diet Culture and COVID-19
Written by Katie Zucco, Manager of Mental Health Services at our Neuse River Campus and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA). Prior to CORRAL, Katie worked at an eating…
Battling Low Confidence and Low Self-Esteem
Our guest blogger today is Julia Soplop, an author, photographer, wild horse enthusiast, and documentarian. Low confidence and low self-esteem influence many of us and can be rooted in childhood experiences.…
Human Trafficking Demands Our Attention
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery, including labor and sex trafficking, that occurs in every state, including North Carolina. As of 2019, North Carolina is ranked No. 11…
Teaching the Process of Resilience
We tend to think of resilience as a character trait—something we’re lucky to be born with or unlucky to be born without. However, a growing body of research across numerous…
Responding to Consequences of the Pandemic in the Latinx Community
The pandemic has disproportionately affected Latinx communities both nationally and in the Triangle. In a previous blog post, we discussed how systemic racism has contributed to this disparity, leaving Latinx…