Winter Poetry Issue: Ariana Reines

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Rise founder Amanda Nguyen writes a love letter to her younger self.

By Amanda Nguyen Published 22 April 21

"We need to heal—and in order to heal, we must have the capacity to hope that that work to end sexual violence IS possible."

By Tarana Burke Published 22 April 21

There’s no rulebook for navigating your pregnancy while your best friend struggles to conceive. I learned that the hard way.

By Victoria Lamson Published 22 March 21

After an annual mammogram in June revealed suspicious calcifications, breast cancer survivor Kai McGee underwent a partial mastectomy. Now, she's grappling with the outcome of that surgery.

By Kai McGee Published 26 October 20

In June, breast cancer survivor Kai McGee went to the hospital for her annual mammogram and ultrasound. Now she has to decide the next steps in her treatment journey, an already-stressful process made worse by the isolation of Covid-19.

By Kai McGee Published 12 October 20

When Kai McGee was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer six years ago, she was forced to choose between saving her breasts and risking a possible cancer occurrence in her healthy breast in the future. Now, she's grappling with the after-effects of that choice during a pandemic and a summer of racial reckoning.

By Kai McGee Published 5 October 20

To recover from an assault at the hands of a friend, I spent months experimenting with different therapies.

By Remy Ramirez Published 20 May 20

Michelle Hynek, 46, was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer seven months ago. For her, isolation looks a lot different.

By Rachel Epstein Published 18 May 20