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Technical Problem
Hi There, It's come to my attention that due to a technical issue, subscribers haven't been receiving notifications when a new blog post...
Simone Ellin
Mar 251 min read
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Bullying is About to Get So Much Worse!
During Donald Trump's first term, bullying in schools increased dramatically. In his second term, it's almost certain to become even more...
Simone Ellin
Mar 224 min read
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Announcing My Remote Psychotherapy Practice!
As some of you know, I've spent the past six months preparing to open a remote psychotherapy practice. Can I use that as an excuse for...
Simone Ellin
Feb 272 min read
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Signs of the Times
For the first time in my life, I live in a community that leans Republican. We moved here because of the natural beauty, its relative...
Simone Ellin
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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Back to School Means Back to Bullying for Some
Though the 2024 fall semester is only weeks old, media reports show that bullying is alive and well in schools across the United States....
Simone Ellin
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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EMDR for Bullying Trauma
Prior to the late 20th century, bullying was regarded as a rite of passage, just "boys being boys," and "girls being catty." Today, we...
Simone Ellin
Aug 1, 20243 min read
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Finally Feeling Groovy
When I opened my blogsite and saw that I haven't written in almost a month, I was forced to confront my lifelong tendency to...
Simone Ellin
Jun 25, 20243 min read
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When You Bully Yourself
I've been traveling -- first to Sicily with my father and sister -- and then to San Francisco with my partner, so it's been a couple of...
Simone Ellin
May 30, 20242 min read
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Newsflash: Conservatives in Congress and Their Constituents Don't Care About Jewish Students
When I was a middle and high school student in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, in the 1970s, I lived across the street from a family with three...
Simone Ellin
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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How the Bullying Prevention Movement Got Its Start
According to renowned researchers Dieter Wolke and Suzet Tanya Lereya,“bullying is found in all societies, including modern...
Simone Ellin
Apr 25, 20245 min read
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The Bully at Work
When I talk about what prompted my study into the long term effects of childhood bullying, I usually point to my experiences in middle...
Simone Ellin
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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Is a peaceful seder possible in wartime?
Back in November, about six weeks after the October 7 massacre in Israel, I wrote an essay about the intergenerational conflict occurring...
Simone Ellin
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Ageism: Alive and Well
Ageism is making me angry. It shouldn’t be tolerated. As most of us can agree without reservation: Racism is wrong; so is sexism,...
Simone Ellin
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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Another Death By Bullying?
On March 9, 16-year-old Shaylee Majia was rushed to the hospital after fainting at a party. By the time she reached the hospital, she...
Simone Ellin
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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Do We Even Have to Say This?
Mocking people with disabilities is beyond reprehensible! Yet, here we are in 2024 and one of the presumptive nominees for president is...
Simone Ellin
Mar 14, 20242 min read
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Why Gym Class Desperately Needs an Update
Recently, I came across an article in the Atlantic that deeply resonated with me. It was called "Gym Class Is So Bad That Kids Are...
Simone Ellin
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Nex Benedict and the Epidemic of Bullying Trans and Non-binary Kids
Here we go again. Nex Benedict, 16, is the latest casualty of the far right's hate campaign against LGBTQ+ individuals. Nex, who was...
Simone Ellin
Feb 28, 20242 min read
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The Blog Relaunch
After taking a long break from blogging, I am recommitting to posting once a week. There! It's in writing, so now I have to follow...
Simone Ellin
Feb 27, 20241 min read
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The Article That Launched my Movement!
The article, “I Tracked Down the Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid: Here’s What They Had To Say” describes my efforts to confront my...
Simone Ellin
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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