Recognizing and Preventing Online Sexual Violence
In the last year, many of us have turned to our screens more than ever before for work, school, and social contact. As we spend a higher proportion of our…
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…
Self-Harm and Injury Awareness
Supporting A Teen’s Healing Process: Self-Harm and Injury Awareness Day is March 1st. Julia Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate at Foundations Family Therapy in Raleigh (MSW, LCSWA.)…
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.…
Black History Month: Lori Jones of Black·ology
Black History Month is a great time to reflect on black leaders from the past who inspire us today or in this case, a great time to feature living black…
Community Chooses CORRAL as Nonprofit of the Year
Cary, N.C., January 14, 2021 – The CORRAL Riding Academy is celebrating its recognition as the best nonprofit of the WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards. During the latter months of 2020,…
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…
This picture was taken before the pandemic.
A Night of Stories: Power and Vulnerability through Blackout Poetry
*Note: This picture was taken before the pandemic* Jennifer C. Mann is a PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant of the Literacy and Community Initiative at North Carolina State University.…
Honoring the Catawba Tribe
Written by Camille Brown and Julia Soplop. Growing up, we all learned about Thanksgiving in school. It’s a holiday for gratitude, a day when settlers and indigenous people came together…