Author: Elissa

Elissa is an ecofeminist interdisciplinary artist and activist. To learn more about her work visit mylifeon.earth

There’s been more (productive and meaningful) talk than usual these days about women – body image, women’s rights, women’s body rights. The NGO I run is centered on women’s rights and welfare so it’s truly an incredible time to see the movement grow.  Sure we have a long way to go, but the type of discussions and activism that are happening right now – especially online – wasn’t happening even a few years ago. I read a great interview with unexpected activist Ellen Page.  I say “unexpected” because I apparently lived under a rock until recently and had no idea…

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I’ve been watching my 14 month old niece learn to walk for the past several months. Actually I’ve been blessed to watch her grow daily since a few days after her birth in April of 2012.  Like every infant, she transitioned from her back, to rolling on her stomach, to pushing up with her arms, to crawling and now – in her final stage pre-walking – doing the speed knee walk. She walks so fast on her knees that sometimes she falls down – and hard.  She walks with assistance and even then – falls hard.  She tries to stand…

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“A little boy…around 4, 5 or 6 years old will make a big impact on you. He comes home with you. Are you planning on adopting an older child?”  Theresa asked. I said “no” that I was only planning on adopting an infant. An older child would have been too complicated.  I would have to be prepared for school enrollment and such with an unpredictable and unforgiving filming schedule so no, totally impossible.  She continued on, “well I don’t know what this is but this little boy comes home with you. He becomes your legacy.” I had visited Theresa a…

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