Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 7, 2012 · 1 Comment
Susan Cox Powell was a wonderful mother. She blessed her sons Charlie and Bradon with love which is a mother’s greatest gift for her children. She taught them faith, strength, and hope. They embraced each other with laughter, joy, and fun. Dorothy L. Nolte wrote “Children Learn What They Live,” and it seemed … Read more
Filed under Abuse Recovery · Tagged with abuse recovery, Children Learn What They Live, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, grief recovery, grieving, re-parenting skills, self-care, Susan Cox Powell, susan powell disappearance
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 6, 2012 · 9 Comments
What do parents at Carson Elementary School tell their children about the double-murder-suicide of Charlie (age 7) and Braden (age 5) Powell by their father Josh Powell? Charlie and Braden’s mother Susan Cox Powell has been missing since December 7, 2009. According to Cox family attorney Steve Downing, Charlie recently shared what he remembered about … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, Divorcing a Narcissist, domestic violence, family court reform, Josh Powell, Judge Kathryn Nelson, KOMO, malignant narcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Pierce County WA, pit bull abusers, Steve Downing, Susan Cox Powell, susan powell disappearance

Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on December 2, 2011 · 10 Comments
Although the disappearance of Sky Metalwala is playing out in my backyard, I have intentionally remained silent because I was waiting to see whether there was a link between Sky’s father Solomon Metalwala and Glenn Sacks, the leader of the PAS movement. KIRO, the Seattle CBS affiliate, reported tonight that Glenn Sacks and his loyal … Read more
Filed under DV in the News · Tagged with child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, family court reform, Glenn Sacks, KIRO, litigation abuse, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Sky Metalwala, Solomon Metalwala
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on November 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tonight I’m celebrating my 400th post with Bitzie curled up next to me and wearing her purple. We are celebrating the veteran survivors of wars fought with the terrorists in our own homes. In October, I wrote 31 survivor stories and invited everyone to wear purple to express their commitment to end domestic … Read more
Filed under Journey to Joy (J2J) · Tagged with abuse of power, abuse recovery, activist, artist's date, child abuse, domestic violence, Dress to Express, emPOWERment, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Pacific Northwest, photography, photos, pit bull abusers, Safe at Home, self-care, survivor stories
Somebody please explain to me the obsessive fascination with all things Kardashian! Why would anybody want to celebrate the offspring of the guy who got O.J. off a double-murder rap? Yesterday, Kim announced ~ surprise, surprise ~ that her uber-hyped marriage lasted all of 72 days. “Careful consideration” ~ gimme a break ~ wasn’t the … Read more
Filed under Entertainment · Tagged with domestic violence, Huffington Post, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, malignant narcissist, narcissist, Nicole Brown Simpson, O. J. Simpson, pit bull abusers, Robert Kardashian, Ronald Goldman
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on November 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
I am investing in people. – Doris Buffett What would you do if someone dropped hundreds of millions of dollars into your lap? If you are like Doris Eleanor Buffett, you will give it all away. During a dinner party at her younger brother Warren E. Buffett’s home, Bono suggested she write the story of … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, bipolar disorder, Book Review, books, Buffett Rule, child abuse, Depression, domestic violence, Doris Buffett, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Giving It All Away, Jennifer Buffett, malignant narcissist, Michael Zitz, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, NoVo Foundation, Peter Buffett, Philanthropy, survivor stories, Warren E. Buffett
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 30, 2011 · 2 Comments
Your thoughts create your life. – Louise L. Hay Louise L. Hay recently celebrated her 85th birthday with 400 friends and colleagues. She survived childhood rape and incest; child abuse, neglect and abandonment; teenage pregnancy; dating violence; and cervical cancer. She was a high-fashion model who married prosperous English businessman Andrew Hay and met royalty and dined at the White … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, books, child abuse, dating abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, Empowering Women, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, Hay House, Louise L. Hay, Mark Oppenheimer, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, New York Times, Oprah, SARK, self-care, self-healing, self-help, sexual abuse, sexual molestation, Therapy, You Can Heal Your Life
A woman must have money and a room of her own. -Virginia Woolf, 1929 Why do women stay in violent relationships? Money. The gilded cage traps birds of all feathers. Children who experience abuse and incest are trapped in that cage. The life of a teenage run-away is dangerous. Women with children often are trapped in … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with A Room of One's Own, books, Depression, domestic violence, emPOWERment, feminist, incest, literature, Monk's House, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, pit bull abusers, sexual abuse, survivor stories, survivors of incest, Virginia Woolf, women's suffrage