I have known what it is to live a lie ~ to want so badly to keep a relationship that I made myself invisible. . . I would like to spare the pain of every woman who fears that she can have love only if she erases her needs and makes herself small. – Robin … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 25, 2011 · 1 Comment
You can recognize enlightenment because it always tastes of freedom. – Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. is a frequent Oprah contributor and has written several books. Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith is a memoir about the ritualistic sexual abuse she experienced at the hands of her … Read more
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I have won because I have won myself back. I claim me. – Michele Weldon Michele Weldon has survived domestic violence and breast cancer. She is passionately vocal about fathers who abandon their sons. She is an assistant professor at her alma mater (BSJ and MSJ), Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism. She speaks about … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 22, 2011 · 1 Comment
Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile! – Robin Simone Givens “Amazing Grace” is the theme of Robin Given’s compelling memoir, Grace Will Lead Me Home. Her maternal grandmother, Grace Turner Newby Scott, was amazing grace personified and a true phenomenal woman. She had deep faith and strength of … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 20, 2011 · 12 Comments
Barbara Thompson after coroner’s jury verdict I think if you just keep hanging in there and keep working at it, you’ll finally get the end result that is true justice. – Barbara Thompson What does it take to get an arrest of Ron Reynolds? Washington State Trooper Ronda Reynolds was murdered in 1998. Her death … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 18, 2011 · 1 Comment
When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message. She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, baby” campaign. She’s still delivering these messages for many domestic violence organizations including Haven House and the National Coalition to End Domestic Violence. My passion … Read more
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The late Katharine Meyer Graham was one of the most powerful women in America. She ran the Washington Post media empire. After it exposed Watergate, President Richard Nixon resigned, and the paper won a Pulitzer Prize. She won another Pulitzer for her autobiography, Personal History. Her mentor was Warren E. Buffett, who was one of the first to invest … Read more
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John M. Fedders didn’t just shatter his wife’s dreams. He shattered the dreams of the middle class. He made it possible for the 1% on Wall Street to steal the money that the other 99% ~ the folks who live on Main Street ~ worked hard all their lives to earn. The protests against Wall Street greed … Read more
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Joe Torre is famous for his baseball career ~ especially his years as the coach of the New York Yankees. In my heart, I think of him as a St. Louis Cardinal, my hometown team. He played at Busch Stadium, my favorite ballpark, from 1969 until 1974. He was the Cards’ manager from 1990-1995. He was … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 14, 2011 · 2 Comments
Did you know that the lack of love can alter brain development? The brain scan on the left is of a child nurtured in a healthy environment. The brain scan on the right is of a severely neglected child who had a variation of total global neglect (similar to Dani’s story ~ see below). Anderson Cooper: Can a lack of love … Read more
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