Category: Huffington Post

The Sociology Of Casual Sexual Encounters: Lisa Wade’s American Hookup
Books · Culture · Huffington Post · Zuzu Huffington

The Sociology Of Casual Sexual Encounters: Lisa Wade’s American Hookup

Sezin Koehler

“What do the Industrial Revolution, the Roaring Twenties, the advent of the college fraternity, and the gay liberation movement have in common? According to sociologist Lisa Wade the link is the pervasive hookup culture that dominates the modern university experience in her fascinating new study examining the roots and realities of the phenomenon, American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus.” For Huffington Post Books, February 2017.

The Discreet Anti-authoritarianism of Leche Libre’s Edgy Breastfeeding Wear
Huffington Post · Women · Zuzu Huffington

The Discreet Anti-authoritarianism of Leche Libre’s Edgy Breastfeeding Wear

Sezin Koehler

“Frustrated by the lack of alternative options for stylish breastfeeding mothers after the birth of her own children, Chicago-based former art restorer Andrea Newberry took to the Internet, taught herself to sew, and started her own line of edgy wear for the punk rock mom. Leche Libre is a Mad Max version of post-maternity wear, and cool enough that even non-breastfeeding women are drawn to her unique designs. I had a chance to chat with Newberry over email about her journey from post-partum to fashion designer, and then some.”

Healing From The Ground Up And Inside Out: Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein’s The Dirt Cure
Books · Food · Health · Huffington Post · Women · Zuzu Huffington

Healing From The Ground Up And Inside Out: Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein’s The Dirt Cure

Sezin Koehler

“While The Dirt Cure is geared towards parents healing their children, the plethora of advice and information is applicable to everyone living in modern American society, making The Dirt Cure a must-read for anyone who cares about what goes into their, and their children’s, bodies.”

Internal And External Displacement: Immigration, Mental Illness, and Netflix’s River
Empath · Huffington Post · Television · Trauma · Zuzu Huffington

Internal And External Displacement: Immigration, Mental Illness, and Netflix’s River

Sezin Koehler

“Immigration doesn’t only externally displace a person from familiar surroundings, language, and culture, it also internally displaces us into a cultural and linguistic limbo that at times can be a horror to navigate. Lives become split into befores and afters, and even if you inhabit a closely-knit immigrant community, immigration forces us into liminal existences often on the social and cultural margins that create perceived differences between us and them, and even causes ruptures between us and the homeland that grow more and more apparent the longer one lives outside.” My 35th article for HuffPost, published in July 2016.