From the Editor's Desk: Talking about Topics of Significance
Finding the stories between the marches
Mary Rose Somarriba
Mary Rose is an associate editor for Verily Magazine with over a decade of experience in magazine publishing. She has written articles and organized events on women’s issues for several publications and organizations. Mary Rose is also the editor of Natural Womanhood, and in 2012 she completed a Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship on the connections between pornography and sex trafficking.
Among her favorite things in life are Latin dancing, singing karaoke with her husband, taking lazy strolls with her kids, and listening to her favorite local jazz band in Cleveland over wings and a Manhattan.
Top 40 Remix: Marie Miller Sings of Pressing Onward toward Our Goals
The journey toward our goals is filled with greater purpose.
Girls’ Suicide Numbers Are Increasing—and Current Media Isn’t Helping
It's time to take a look at the role societal views and TV shows have to do with trauma-justified death.
An Interview with Olympian Meryl Davis
How self-care and the simple things can ease the largest life changes.
A Playlist for Not 'Playing the Game'
Jam out to some tunes that affirm marching to the beat of your own drum.
In a Tough Relationship or Grieving a Past One? Let the Cranberries' 'All Over Now' Console You
There are songs that are beautiful and songs that ring true—this is both.
How Brienne in 'Game of Thrones' Relates to our Modern Consent Conversation
Heartbreak—and spoilers!—abound.
This Song Completely Gets the Importance of Maintaining a Sense of Self in Relationships
What Kelsea Ballerini's "Miss Me More" has to teach us
Playlist: Celebrating Mother's Day
Cultivate gratitude for the mamas in your life with these thoughtful tunes.
Top 40 Remix: What Dean Lewis' 'Be Alright' Understands About Breakups
This top song makes some great points about breakups
The Human Story of Abby Johnson
From abortion workers to women who choose abortion, 'Unplanned' shows empathy for the many sides of a complex issue.
True Love in Practice: How Married Couples Celebrate Valentine’s Day
What does the holiday of true love look like when you add in careers, bills, and kids?
Memo to Women's Media: Women Want to Be Treated as Whole Persons
Relatable media for the modern woman
What's Hopeful About Hearing Women Who Regret Their IUD
With the IUD hurting so many women, why do we gloss over it so much?
My Baby Taught Me to Love My Body
How surrendering to postpartum weight challenges healed, not hurt, my relationship with my body