Read real stories about inspiring women and be empowered to look after your mind, body and spirit through the good and bad times.
Sammie Le Gallais is a young wahine of many talents; a Clinical Psychology student, one of our very own Youth Development Workers here at Dear Em, and an incredibly talented creative and musician. In late 2023 Sammie released her debut album, MARS IN SCORPIO. - we sat down to talk to her about her new album, and how music has played a role in her life and healing journey.
On the 2nd of December, members of Dear Em along with volunteers ‘yarn bombed’ a tree outside East Coast Bays Library. Our art installation was created to be a message of hope for women and girls impacted by sexual violence, in support of the United Nations ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’.
While crime has been a major topic this election season, issues relating to sexual violence have been largely invisible. In response to this lack of dialogue, Dear Em surveyed political parties regarding their sexual violence policies relating to consent law reform and education and how the justice system handles sexual violence.
Healing is less like a choose-your-own-adventure - think of healing as a blank page, a story you get to write. This is my story of finding strength to heal in my own unique way.
Social media, news and porn are crucial learning tools that strongly influence how the wider community behaves, and the use of rape culture across these platforms has substantial consequences.
An inspiring story of hope from one young woman reflecting on her own journey, and how far she has come in her recovery.
In 2021 we shared A Letter to My Body, a letter written by one of our team about her journey to appreciate her body after recovering from an eating disorder. Now, a year later, she has revisited this letter to continue to document and share her dialogue with her body.
Consent? is an impactful poem submitted to Dear Em by a survivor about their experience and journey.
On Tuesday 10th May, Hon. Marama Davidson announced that as a part of Budget 2022, the Government will be investing $114.5 million over four years to prevent and respond to family violence and sexual violence across Aotearoa.
As someone who has faced the process of standing up against my school, I encourage everyone to do the same. I understand it is a daunting prospect, I was very scared about anonymity in my campaigns, so [I’ve shared] some of my best tips from my own experiences!
We caught up with a women’s health nurse to talk about cervical smears, understanding our own bodies and common myths and questions about women's health!
Growing up half English and half Bengali, my identity is split in two. I have grown up with such split lives that I have found myself subconsciously switching and adjusting myself to whatever part of my ethnicity I need to tend to.
Dr Elizabeth Kerekere gives us the lowdown on intersectional education, and how we can strategically and safely challenge things like homophobia and transphobia within our communities.
We had the amazing opportunity to sit down and kōrero with Green MP, Dr Elizabeth Kerekere about takatāpui, their belonging in whānau, hapu and iwi, and her own work around this.
Shuari Naidoo talks to us about starting her business, taking up opportunities, and her mission to end period poverty!
There are lots of different takes on cheating - so we talked to a few different girls to get their thoughts and work out what the deal is with cheating.
“You allow me to experience the beauty of the world and over time, I will see the beauty in you too."
In part 2 of our interview with Jahla Lawrence, we talk about making change, community, self-care and diversity!
In part 1 of our interview with passionate young leader, Jahla Lawrence, we talk about all things social change and advocacy.
