Lisa Patrick dispels three common myths on the eve of CTE Awareness Day.
Men in the Masses: The Women’s March Around the World
Lisa Patrick sends a thank you card to men standing up for women.
Lisa Patrick sends a thank you card to men standing up for women.
Arriving Prague, September: A Poem About Abandonment
Lisa Patrick examines the things society throws away.
Lisa Patrick examines the things society throws away.
I Love Everything About Hockey… Except for the Preventable Traumatic Brain Injuries
Lisa Patrick confronts the link between fighting and CTE, and questions her love of the game.
Lisa Patrick confronts the link between fighting and CTE, and questions her love of the game.
Left Behind: Memories of one of the Worst Days of my Life
Lisa Patrick examines the loss of her best friend on the fifteenth anniversary of his suicide.
Lisa Patrick examines the loss of her best friend on the fifteenth anniversary of his suicide.
Where Have all the Good Jobs Gone?
Trade agreements, automation, outsourcing, and societal gender stereotypes all play a part in the crisis.
Trade agreements, automation, outsourcing, and societal gender stereotypes all play a part in the crisis.
Feminism’s Responsibility in the Conversation About Male Sexual Assault
If a woman were to tell you what happened to you had happened to her, you'd call it rape.
If a woman were to tell you what happened to you had happened to her, you’d call it rape.
Breakfast Without Bigotry
The list of advertisers pulling away from Brietbart grows. Heavy hitters, included.
The list of advertisers pulling away from Brietbart grows. Heavy hitters, included.
Sexual Consent in a Rape Culture
Consent is required in the medical field for the same reasons it is required for sex. Lisa Patrick explains the relevance.
— The thing that separates rape from sex is not violence or power, as some would have you believe, but consent. Consensual sex is redundant; all sex is consensual. The sex act without consent is not sex; it’s rape. I work in medical imaging, and consent is an important part of my day, every day.…
Dad Said: 100 Words on Love
Sometimes, it can take years to realize what was really being expressed.
Sometimes, it can take years to realize what was really being expressed.
Snapshots of my Father
In appreciation of her dad's love and loyalty, Lisa Patrick shares a glimpse of her roots.
In appreciation of her dad’s love and loyalty, Lisa Patrick shares a glimpse of her roots.
Stronger Together in the Fight for Love
The morning after the election results brings a commitment to unity.
The morning after the election results brings a commitment to unity.
The Harvard Men’s Soccer Team’s ‘Locker Room Talk’ Moment: The Sound of a Silenced Conscience
Even the apology tells a story here. And that is that these boys can and must do better.
Even the apology tells a story here. And that is that these boys can and must do better.
Everything you Need to Know About Male Breast Cancer (and Probably Didn’t Know to Ask)
A nuclear medicine technologist tells you what to look for and what to expect when you get checked.
A nuclear medicine technologist tells you what to look for and what to expect when you get checked.
An Open Letter to John McCain
Thanks you for doing the right thing. I hope the other good men and women of the Republican Party do the same thing.
Thanks you for doing the right thing. I hope the other good men and women of the Republican Party do the same thing.