Simone Ellin
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....
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Simone Ellin
- Aug 1
- 3 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Jun 25
- 3 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- May 30
- 2 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Apr 30
- 3 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Apr 25
- 5 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Apr 19
- 4 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Apr 10
- 1 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Apr 3
- 3 min
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,...
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Simone Ellin
- Mar 26
- 3 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Mar 14
- 2 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Mar 4
- 3 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Feb 28
- 2 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Feb 27
- 1 min
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...
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Simone Ellin
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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