Living While Female – Katlyn Cardoso

I was assaulted on a run.

In July, I was assaulted from behind at around 6:00 a.m. while on a run in my parents’ neighborhood. The usual path I had been…

When I was growing up, I was really self-conscious of my shoulders. I hated how "imbalanced" my body felt with such broad shoulders and such…

I almost cried the first time I saw a penis. I hadn’t solicited the impromptu viewing party; in fact, I had explicitly requested the opposite.…

I was 18 the first time I got my heart broken. I remember finally understanding what that English teacher (who I reference all the time)…

I grew up on a steady diet of Disney movies, 90s chick flicks and, being a creative mind and hopeful romantic, a barrage of my…

Boyfriend and I are going to Cancun next month, which means I will essentially be spending a week on the beach. Which means a week…

If you follow my Instagram, you've probably kept up with my #30DaysOfLipstick challenge. I finished this week! I decided to do it on a whim,…

After I graduated from college, I made it to the final round of interviews for an administrative assistant job in the Office of the President.…

Shortly after I started my first post-grad job, I wrote this post about experiencing Impostor Syndrome as a young woman beginning her career. A lot…

A couple of weeks ago on my blog's Facebook page, I talked about suffering from some severe ESAD - Election Season Affective Disorder. This election…