Hear Words for the Heart & Soul


Recycling Revisited



Put it in Writing


Siblings: For and Against


Taking the Leap to Adulthood


Guilty Acts


Mother's Words


Going Green


More Change


What's Fair is Fair


When do you know...


Changing Times



Celebrating Success - A Landmark



Loving the Life You Choose



Communication



Finding Comfort



Some People Don't Change



On Being an Activist



Reflections on Reflecting



When Your Role Models Disappoint You



End of the Year Sweep Up



Turning Into Your Mother



When People in Your Lifet Let You down



Faith-Finding It



The Christmas Spirit



Attention Getters

Your Life/Your Home



Under Construction

Your Life/Your Home



Family Dynamics

With or Without Sibling Rivalry



The Fires

Anxiety, Preparedness and PTS



Ch-Chi-Changes



Saying No



Friendships and What Makes Them Work



Singing for Our Sons, Dancing for Our Daughters



Making Meaning



The Rough and The Smooth



Defining Your Courage and Finding It



Education is for Life



Mean What You Say and Say What You Mean



Making time to Spend Time



Unwanted Advances



Admitting When Your Parents are Right



Freedom of Speech - She's 18 at last!



Handling the First Responsibilities



Losing a Pet and Adopting One



Who You are By Where You Came From



Change and Adjustment



How Our Decisions Affect Others



The Job Application Process



How Your Environment Affects Your Attitude



Courageous Kids Award: Looking in a mirror



Not a Girl...Not Yet a Woman



Mumbo-Jumbo



You Can't Help Who You Fall in Love With



Friendship



Poets and Their Poems



Respect



Words for the Heart: A Valentine from the Past



When Som eone is Talking



Traditions



Suicide and it's effects



How to know you are getting overwhelmed & What to do about it



You Think Therefore You Are



It is not a black-and-white decision



When Do You Stop Being Daddy's Little Girl



Metrosexual Men



Stages of Dating and Committment



School Violence and Bullying



Once You've Said It, It's Yours



Changes for Both of Us



Rewards of Trust



Handling Disappointment



First Week Back



Dancing



Peer Pressure



Last Carefree Summer



Supporting Our Troops



Rights of Passage



Big Disappointments



A Prescription for Trouble



Thoughts - Past and Future



When I'm going through a tough time



Patriotism



Agree to Disagree



Karma the Circle of Life



Trust



A new Co-host and meet Linda!




I'm Desireé




Pressures at School



Stepping Up and Stepping Back



A Week in Yosemite



Finding Colleges and Careers



A Conversation with Dr. Patti Feuereisen
, part 1
Author of Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse
Find out more at www.girlthrive.com


A Conversation with Dr. Patti Feuereisen
, part 2



Poetry



AFI, Converse Sneakers and Black Eyeliner



Battles Between Good and Evil



Detox



Mistakes and Regret



I promise Not to Cut



Free Form



Emotions, Emotions, Emotions!



More Thoughts on Back to School



Thoughts on Back to School



Brat Camp



No More Stress!



Underage Driving



Appreciation for Where I Am



Family



Responsibility



Change and Maturity



Self-Esteem



Depression Doesn't Have to be Depressing



Metamorphosis



Reaching out to teens



Updates



A Little of This...



Self-Destruction



Testing, Testing, and more Testing



Belly Dancing & Discovery



Relationships and Celebrating Valentine's Day



Therapy: Is it a Silver Bullet?



Becoming someone else... In name only



Don't Judge a Book by its Cover



Responses to Cosmo Girl Article



Home for the Holidays



The Yin and Yang of Sexual Molestation



Thanksgiving: In honor of my Family



Support and Trust



Signs of an Abusive Relationship



Abuse Knows No Gender or Ethnicity



Some Thoughts



The Importance of Details

Desireé's story is featured in the November issue of Cosmo Girl



Follow-up on court Order



Shame



Who can you trust to talk to about abuse?



A Real Daddy



Domestic Violence



Truth and Consequences



What to do if you want to take action against an abuser



Reading: Taking Sides, Controversial Psychological Issues



Reading: The Courage to Heal



My Religous Discovery



A Word from Desireé's Mom



Today's Hearing and about the movie, "The Notebook"



What I plan for my Summer Vacation



Having the Courage to Speak Up



Cry Justice for the Children



Poetry