Mimi Arbeit, PhD

Mimi Arbeit, PhD

applied developmental scientist, antifascist community organizer, sexuality educator

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weddings, marriage, & divorce

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Check your fear and hold the blame. Please.

Posted on May 3, 2017

A coworker made a casually negative “joke” about divorce during a meeting today, and it stung. I found myself getting…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Patriarchy in progressive Judaism/ In the middle of a shame experience

Posted on February 16, 2016

As they sign their Jewish marriage covenant, I feel the various threads of emotion start to twist and tangle again….

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Striving for thinness, and the toll it can take

Posted on April 22, 2012

Last week, I saw lots of uproar over news about brides-to-be taking on extreme measures to lose weight, the most…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Why am I still crying over my registry?

Posted on April 15, 2012

I thought I could be everything that other people needed me to be, but I can’t. There’s no way I…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Why write about weddings?

Posted on September 1, 2011

I was quite surprised that nobody asked me how writing about wedding planning fit into the broader mission of this…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

The Detriment of Internalized Femininity

Posted on August 30, 2011

Planning that wedding woke me up. In addition to the wonderful sense of joy and community (and there was so…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Our Ketubah Text

Posted on July 6, 2011

A Ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract. Considered a legal document, it is signed by the couple and two witnesses…

connection/community, weddings, marriage, & divorce

To my support network

Posted on July 4, 2011

I wrote this piece to share with several wedding guests who came to spend time with me in the hour…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

Why I will wear white

Posted on June 30, 2011

I originally imagined that I would wear blue jeans and a pink tank-top for our wedding. It’s my favorite outfit!…

weddings, marriage, & divorce

The beginning of the rest of our lives

Posted on June 29, 2011

Another guest post from my partner. Check out his writing on secular spirituality at his blog, The Empty Throne. My…

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What are we ready to risk?


Testimony for An Act Relative to Healthy Youth

Publication Alert: A Skills-Based Model for Promoting Adolescent Sexuality Development

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