Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 8, 2012 · 1 Comment
Who inspires you to be a phenomenal woman? I hope it is the person you see in the mirror. You are phenomenal. We R-E-S-P-E-C-T ourselves and love the men who cherish and respect us. Sexy. I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman. – Helen Reddy The grumpy old men in the Republican party … Read more
Filed under Editorial Cartoons · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, Aretha Frankllin, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, Helen Reddy, International Women's Day, Maya Angelou, Ron Sims, self-care, V-Day, War on Women
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Eve Ensler in Australia, 2012 Photo Credit: Paula Allen Valentine’s Day is on February 14. V-Day is a global daily celebration of love founded by Eve Ensler. She believes we should be creating and thriving rather than surviving and recovering. The V-Day movement is Ms. Ensler on a global scale: fierce, wild, unstoppable. Today Ms. … Read more
Filed under Violence Against Women · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, One Billion Rising, self-care, sexual abuse, sexual assault, V-Day, Valentine's Day, Violence Against Women
If the mothers ruled the world, there would be no goddamn wars in the first place! – Sally Field Sally Field seems to perpetually be one of the first celebrities who shows up to prevent domestic violence. She doesn’t, however, say much about her own experiences. She was one of 100 celebrities in … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts, Uncategorized · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, Good Housekeeping, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jane Fonda, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oprah, Sally Field, survivor stories, V-Day, Vital Voices
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 14, 2011 · 3 Comments
Thank you for believing with me in this vision that women can be free and empowered and safe. – Eve Ensler Two years ago today I launched Navigating Uncharted Waters and dedicated this site to Eve Ensler. I’m thrilled to report that over 96,000 people have visited. Thank you! Bless you! In her message to … Read more
Filed under Violence Prevention · Tagged with activist, child abuse, City of Joy, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, Navigating Uncharted Waters, sexual abuse, V-Activists, V-Day, V-Girls, V-Men
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on December 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Jane Fonda is celebrating her 73rd birthday today (December 21). Her parents named her Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda after an ancestor who was the third wife of Henry VIII. She’s just finished filming a movie, is releasing several fitness DVDs, is finishing up a new book, and is getting ready to star on Broadway. Whew! You can follow … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, activist, addiction, Alice Miller, Barbarella, Barefoot in the Park, Book Review, books, Cat Ballou, child abuse, Coming Home, Depression, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, fitness, G-CAPP, Gloria Steinem, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Jay Leno, Katherine Hepburn, Klute, My Life So Far, On Golden Pond, Oprah Winfrey, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Roger Vadim, self-care, self-esteem, sexual abuse, Ted Turner, The Vagina Monologues, Tom Hayden, V-Day
V-Day’s Eve Ensler is asking us to vote for V-Men’s Jimmie Briggs in GQ’s The Better Men Better World search. Mr. Briggs is a gentle giant, shy, award-winning journalist who co-founded The Man Up Campaign, a global movement to end violence against women and girls: Most men don’t rape women, they don’t hurt women … Read more
Filed under Leadership · Tagged with activist, Clinton Global Initiative, domestic violence, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, GQ, Jennifer Buffett, Jimmie Briggs, Man Up Campaign, NoVo Foundation, Peter Buffett, The Better Men Better World Search, The Gentlemen's Fund, V-Day, V-Men, Vital Voices
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 28, 2010 · 8 Comments
My library is full of the stories of famous people and celebrities who have survived abuse and gone on to thrive and find joy. To celebrate my 200th post, I’m asking for feedback from my readers about which inspiring survivor stories you would most like to read. Some of these people ~ Maya … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, Alice Miller, books, Carolyn Jessop, child abuse, dating abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, Gloria Steinem, incest, intimate partner violence, Joe Torre, Louise L. Hay, Mary J. Blige, Maya Angelou, Oprah, Pat Conroy, police misconduct, sexual abuse, survivors of abuse, survivors of domestic violence, survivors of incest, Tina Turner, Tyler Perry
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 14, 2010 · 7 Comments
Happy V-Day! A year ago I embarked on a grand adventure. In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would have 17,890 visitors my first year. My humble little web site is about as obscure as it can get, and I write about an issue most folks would prefer to see swept under the carpet. … Read more
Filed under Survive Thrive Joy · Tagged with abuse recovery, Barbara Bentley, BettyJean Kling, Carolyn Jessop, Claudine Dombrowski, domestic violence, Elizabeth Gilbert, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, litigation abuse, Nancy Carroll, Nancy P. Tyler, NNEDV, Oprah, Rights for Mothers, Rihanna, Rita Anita Linger, Sandra Boss, Tyler Perry, V-Day 2010, Vernetta Cockerham
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 9, 2010 · 2 Comments
Eve Ensler has launched her V-Girls Movement with publication today of I am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World. A V-Girls Advisory Circle is creating a curriculum to accompany the book. In the meantime, the V-Girl web site provides social networking opportunities for teenage girls searching to find their authentic … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on February 3, 2010 · 4 Comments
2009 will be remembered as the year the walls came tumbling down. Rihanna’s story put cracks in the wall. Tyler Perry broke down the walls of silence surrounding child abuse, incest, and domestic violence. He persuaded Oprah to join him in backing the movie Precious based on the book PUSH by Sapphire. Oprah funded investigative journalism … Read more
Filed under Book Review, Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse recovery, Academy Awards, books, Charlotte Sheedy, child abuse, domestic violence, emPOWERment, Eve Ensler, faith-based response to DV, incest, Lee Daniels, Mo'Nique, Oprah, Precious, PUSH, Rihanna, Sapphire, sexual abuse, Tyler Perry, Vernetta Cockerham
